Santo Serafin, Venice, 1743, the 'Baron Knoop, Segelman'
Violin: 43321
Bearing its original label, "Sanctus Seraphin, Utinensis Fecit Venetiis Ann. 1743."
Branded to the lower rib, "Santo Serafin."
Back: in two-pieces of quarter sawn maple with pronounced flame of medium width descending from the centre joint.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with fine grain of narrow width widening to the edges.
Scroll: of wood similar to the back. Bearing its original neck, re-angled at the heel.
Ribs: of wood similar to the back.
Length of back: 35.8 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.6 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
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Provenance
| until c. 1865 | George Corsby |
| in 1866 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1866-1884 | Charles Crespin |
| in 1884 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1884 and in 1885 | William Edwards |
| ... | ... |
| in 1895 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1895 | Baron Johann Knoop |
| until 1920 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1920 | Frederick Popple |
| in 1943 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1943 | David McCallum |
| until 1944 | Albert Arnold |
| 1944-1992 | Gerald Segelman |
| in 1992 | Sold by Peter Biddulph |
| in 1992 | Anonymous |
| in 1993 | Sold by Bein & Fushi, Inc |
| 1993-2000 | Anonymous |
| in 2000 | Sold by Bein & Fushi, Inc |
| from 2000 | Anonymous |
| in 2006 | Sold by Bein & Fushi, Inc |
| 2006-2013 | Anonymous |
| until 2012 | Anonymous |
| in 2012 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2012 | Anonymous |
| from 2013 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Bein & Fushi, Inc (photocopy), Chicago, IL (2006) The violin is the finest example of the maker's known to us and is in an excellent state of preservation, still retaining the original neck.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1943)
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References
Bein & Fushi 1996 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- Mr Black's Violins: The extraordinary obsession of Gerald Segelman, Andrew Hooker, Cozio Publishing, Boston (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)