Pietro Guarneri of Mantua, Mantua, 1695
Violin: 43374
Labeled, "Petrus Guarnrius Cremonensis fecit Mantua sub tit Sanctae Teresiae 1695?."
Back: One-piece of irregular broad curl sloping downwards from right to left
Top: of pine of medium grain
Scroll: of faint curl
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.8 cm
Provenance
| in 1970 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| from 1970 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Hug & Co., Zurich (1936)- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1934)
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References
Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)- Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
- Meisterwerke Italienischer Geigenbaukunst, Fridolin Hamma, Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, October 22, 1970, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)