Domenico Montagnana, Venice, c. 1739, the 'Lutyens'
Cello: 44490
Labeled, "Dom. Montagana Alle Insegne dell Cremona Venetia."
Modeling and arching are twin to the 'Hancock' of 1739.
Back: Two-piece with medium horizontal flames and original wings on the treble side
Top: of pine of wide and somewhat irregular grain
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red garnet color, unpolished
Length of back: 74.2 cm
Upper bouts: 36.1 cm
Middle bouts: 25.2 cm
Lower bouts: 44.6 cm
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Notes:
Shown informally during a talk by Christopher Reuning at the Exhibition of Venetian instruments in Boston, May, 2002.The Violinmakers of Venice, The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Boston
Provenance
- | Colonel Paget |
until 1903 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1903 | Lord Coke |
until 1905 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1905 | Charles B. Lutyens |
until 1909 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1909 | Reverend F. R. Carbonell |
until 1920 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1920 | Charles B. Lutyens |
until 1926 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1926 | H. Bliss |
until 1979 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1979 | Current owner |
Known players
Adrien-Francois Servais, William De Rosa
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1979)
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References
Christophe Landon Rare Violins 2007 Calendar, New York (illustrated)
Geigen aus Venedig, Aloys Greither, Werner Dausien, Hanau (illustrated)
Les violons: Venetian instruments, paintings & drawings, Association pour la Promotion des Arts, Paris (illustrated)
The Strad, 1924, Arthur Broadley, London, May 1924 (illustrated)
The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Reuning & Son Violins, Boston (illustrated)