Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, 1743, the 'Spalding'
Violin: 45063
Back: One-piece
Top: has a prominent knot
Varnish: Red-orange-brown
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
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Provenance
| in 1940 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| from 1940 | Vincent Cardillo |
| in 1937 | Albert Spalding |
| - | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| - | Felix Slatkin |
| - | Eleanor Slatkin |
| in 1975 | Current owner |
Known players
Albert Spalding, Norman Carol
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Émile Français, Paris- Certificate: Wurlitzer, New York, NY
- Certificate: Caressa & Français, Paris
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References
Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. I, No. 3, The Violin Society of America, Lansdowne, PA (illustrated)- Private Archives - 10746
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 57 (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
- World of Strings, Autumn 1980, William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia