Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1734, the 'Prince Doria'
Violin: 46922
Back: Two-piece
Scroll: possibly by 'filius Andreae' but not original to the violin.
Length of back: 35.1 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
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Notes:
Currently on loan to the Museo del Violino, Cremona.Provenance
| until 1860 | C. Jacquot |
| from 1860 | Le Marquis Doria |
| until 1950 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1950 | Leopold Godowsky |
| from 1962 | Zvi Zeitlin |
| c. 1995-c. 2005 | Anonymous |
| from 2005 | Current owner |
Known players
Zvi Zeitlin
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2008) X-4483.
Letter: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1962)- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1950)
- Invoice: C. Jacquot, Paris (1860)
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References
- The Strad, January, 1996, Orpheus, London
Italian & French Violin Makers, Volume 4, Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne (illustrated)