Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1725-30, the 'Enescu, Cathedral, Menuhin'
Violin: 49610
Back: Two-pieces of quarter sawn maple with medium width flame descending from the centre joint to the edges.
Provenance
| in 1870 | Sold by Gand & Bernardel |
| from 1870 | M. Millont |
| in c. 1890 | G. Brouzet |
| ... | ... |
| in 1900 | Sold by Albert Caressa |
| 1900-1955 | Georges Enescu |
| from 1956 | The National Museum George Enescu |
Known players
Gabriel Croitoru
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2017) The latest visible ring of the bass side dates to 1722 but it's likely there were one or more rings in the original piece giving a date of 1724 on the original piece. The latest ring on the treble side dates to 1723.
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References
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)