Carlo Bergonzi I, Cremona, 1736, the 'Segelman'
Violin: 47168
Labeled, "Anno 1736 Carlo Bergonzi fece in Cremona."
Back: One-piece
Top: unmatched, of very fine grain on the treble side, more open on the bass side
Scroll: of oppio
Ribs: of varied stock
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.1 cm
Upper bouts: 16.55 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
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Provenance
until 1941 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1941 | P. A. Moehr |
until 1956 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
1956 - 1992 | Gerald Segelman |
from 1992 | Segelman Trust |
- | Cho-Ming Sin |
from 2005 | Current owner |
Known players
Anthony Marwood
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
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References
The Strad 2008 Calendar, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
The Strad, July, 1944, London (illustrated)
The Strad, March, 2007, John Dilworth, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
Mr Black's Violins: The extraordinary obsession of Gerald Segelman, Andrew Hooker, Cozio Publishing, Boston (illustrated)
- Peter Biddulph photographic archives
The Strad, March, 2007, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- Violinist offered gift of a lifetime, June 13, 2005
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)