Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, 1734, the 'Spagnoletti'
Violin: 46715
Back: One-piece
Scroll: probably by filius Andrea
Varnish: Orange-red
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Notes:
"Another question suggests itself. Where is now the violin of Spagnoletti, since the sad death at sea of Sir Howard Elphinstone ? That is a question which I am unable to answer. All I can say is, that it was one of those exceedingly rare examples of a genuine " Joseph Guarnerius." It required no documents or "title deeds " to prove that point."The Violins of Spagnoletti, Dr. T. L. Phipson, The Strad, 1898, London
Provenance
| until 1817 | General Alexander Kyd |
| from 1817 | Paolo Diana Spagnoletti |
| in 1885 | Sir Howard Elphinstone |
| - | Sold by George Hart |
| - | Emanuel Mohr |
| - | John Réne Payne |
| until 1940 | John & Arthur Beare |
| from 1940 | A. J. de Reyghere |
| in 1953 | Sold by William Moennig & Son |
| from 1953 | Myron Kartman |
| - | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| in 2004 | Current owner |
Known players
Elliott Golub, Paolo Spagnoletti
References
The Strad, February, 2005, John Dilworth, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)- Private Archives - 10746
- World of Strings, Fall, 1955, William Moennig & Sons, Philadelphia (illustrated)
- The Strad, 1898, Dr. T. L. Phipson, London, Mar 1898
- String Player, Vol. 4, No. 2 (illustrated)