Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1744, the 'de Bériot'
Violin: 43991
Labeled, "Joseph Guarnerius fecit, Cremona anno 1744."
Back: in one piece of maple with medium-width flame descending toward the treble bout.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow-width grain broadening toward the edges.
Scroll: of plainer maple.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of a reddish orange-brown color.
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
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Provenance
| until 1870 | Charles Auguste de Bériot |
| 1870-1924 | Willem Ten Have |
| 1924-1963 | Jean Ten Have |
| in 1963 | Robert Ten Have |
| in 1963 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| 1964-c. 1990 | Dr. Frederico A. Lehmann |
| in 1993 | Sold by Jacques Français |
| from 1993 | Anonymous |
| until 2021 | Anonymous |
| in 2021 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2021 | Current owner |
Known players
Daishin Kashimoto
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2018) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1678 and 1732. Printed report etc.
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1992)- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1964)
Letter: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1964)
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References
- Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesú (2 volumes), Carlos Chiesa, John Dilworth, Roger Graham Hargrave, Stewart Pollens, Duane Rosengard & Eric Wen, Peter Biddulph, London
The Strad, November, 1988, London (illustrated)- Private Archives - 10842
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 44 (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Violin Book, Bafalon, London (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)