Carlo Bergonzi I, Cremona, c. 1720-30, the 'Gillott, Eissler'
Violin: 51665
Labeled, "Anno 1731 Carlo Bergonzi fece in Cremona."
Branded to the lower rib.
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 10.9 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Provenance
| until 1776 | Giovanni Battista Cabrinetti |
| from 1776 | Count Ignazio Alessandro Cozio di Salabue |
| until 1872 | Joseph Gillott |
| from 1872 | W. S. Woodward |
| until 1889 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1889 | Marianne Eissler |
| until 1971 | Étienne Vatelot |
| from 1971 | Jean Sachs |
| until 1975 | Hamma & Co. |
| from 1975 | Dr. Hans Kaup |
| from c. 2000 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Invoice: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1975)
Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1975)- Certificate: Étienne Vatelot, Paris (1971)
Letter: Arthur Phillips Hill, London (1942) To Miss Clara Eissler.
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References
Ars Musica, Aloys Greither, Bayer AG, Heft 12 (illustrated)- Carlo Bergonzi: A Cremonese Master Unveiled (supplement to The Strad, June, 2010), Christopher Reuning, editor, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)