Santo Serafin, Venice, 1739
Violin: 44284
Labeled, "Sanctus Seraphin Utinensis fecit Venetiis Ann 1739" and "Ad exemplar Antonii & Hieronymi Amati Cremonensium" and branded "Santo Serafin" by the tailpin.
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.4 cm
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Notes:
"This instrument was a gift to Menuhin from his teacher, Georges Enescu, in 1954, the year before Enescu's death. In his autobiography, "Unfinished Journey," Menuhin recalls: 'He also gave me, as a gift, his first good violin, a Santo Serafino, bought with his earnings as a student in Vienna; I still keep it zealously."Sotheby's Menuhin Collection of Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Menuhin Collection of Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, London
Provenance
| until 1954 | Georges Enescu |
| 1954-1999 | Yehudi Menuhin |
| in 1999 | Sold by Sotheby's |
References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- Sotheby's Menuhin Collection of Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 16, 1999, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- The Strad 2005 Calendar, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- Violin and Lute Makers of Venice, Stefano Pio, Venice Research, Venice (illustrated)