Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, 1739, the 'Bower, Druian'
Violin: 44345
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| - | Roma Austin |
| - | Charles Fletcher |
| - | Sold by George Hart |
| - | Robert Augustus Bower |
| - | Greer Thompson |
| until 1954 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1954 | Rafael Druian |
| in 1966 | Weaver Violin House |
| from 1969 | Anonymous |
| from c. 1975 | Anonymous |
| from 2005 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1954)
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References
Ole Bull 2010: Guarneri del Gesu Collection, John Dilworth, Bergen (illustrated)- Loan Exhibition of Stringed Instruments and Bows Commemorating the 70th Birthday of Simone Fernando Sacconi, Schuler Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart (illustrated)
- World of Strings, Autumn, 1965, William Moennig & Sons, Philadelphia (illustrated)
- World of Strings, 50th Anniversary, 1959, William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)