Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1715-22, the 'Marteau Habisreuthinger'
Violin: 45112
Labeled, "Joseph Guarnerius fecit / Cremonae anno 1731."
A collaboration between 'filius' and 'del Gesu'.
Back: in two-pieces of quarter sawn maple with broad curl ascending steeply from the centre-joint to the edges.
Top: of irregular grain, also by Del Gesù but made later in the 1740s
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of medium figure
Varnish: Golden
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Provenance
| from 1975 and in 1988 | Gérard Poulet |
| ... | ... |
| in 2013 | Current owner |
Known players
Gérard Poulet, Henri Marteau, Maxim Vengerov
Certificates & Documents
Letter: André Levi, Paris (1988)
Certificate: Association des Maitres Luthiers Suisses (1963)- Certificate: Silvestre & Maucotel, Paris (1907)
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References
Alte Meistergeigen: Band III und IV, Die Cremoneser Schule / Antonius Stradivarius, Verband Schweizerischer Geigenbaumeister, Verlag Edwin Bochinsky, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)- Christie's Important Musical Instruments and Printed Music Auction Catalog, June 21, 1988, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
- Correspondence with Cozio member, December, 2006
- Encyclopedia of Violin-Makers, Volume 1, Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn Ltd., London (illustrated)
Jose Sanchez-Penzo: The Way Famous String Instruments Went- Violin Passion