Giuseppe Guarneri 'filius Andreae', Cremona, 1692

Cello: 43032

FIT TO SCREEN FULL SIZE

Labeled, "Sub disciplina Andreae Guarnerij in eius, officina sub titulo S. Teresie Cremone 1693."

Back: in one piece of Italian willow.

Top: in two pieces of spruce with with broad-width grain, broadening further toward the edges.

Scroll: of plainer ash wood.

Ribs: of similar wood.

Varnish: of a dark red-brown color.

Length of back: 75.8 cm

Upper bouts: 35.2 cm

Middle bouts: 24.0 cm

Lower bouts: 44.0 cm

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Provenance

until 1947	Paul Rosenbaum
...	...
in 1962	Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.
from 1962	Dr. Melvin B. Blank
in 1989	Sold by Christie's
...	...
from 1998 and in 2013	Anonymous
in 2000	Royal Academy of Music, London
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from c. 2015	Current owner

Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2024) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1677 and 1671, respectively. Printed report available for purchase upon request.
Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey (2000) Dating the youngest tree ring to 1671.
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. (photocopy), New York, NY (1962)
Dendrochronology report: Peter Klein, Hamburg Dating the youngest tree ring to 1671.

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Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 31, 1989, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
I Capolavori Cremonesi della Royal Academy of Music, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making, David Rattray, Outline Press, London (illustrated)
Museum & Collections - What’s on - Royal Academy of Music
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