Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri 'del Gesù', Cremona, c. 1738, the 'Maggio'
Violin: 66000
Labeled, "Joseph Guarnerius fecit, Cremona Anno 1741."
Back: in two pieces of quarter sawn maple with flames of medium width ascending from the centre joint.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium width grain widening to the edges.
Scroll: of similar wood.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Length of back: 35.25 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4cm
Middle bouts: 11.3cm
Lower bouts: 20.4cm
Provenance
| Passigli family | |
| from 1947 | Alberto Passigli |
| from 1996 | Anonymous |
| until 2016 | Anonymous |
| in 2016 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2016 | Current owner |
Known players
Bronislaw Huberman
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Peter Biddulph, London (2014)- Valuation: Philip J. Kass (2014)
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey (2013)
- Certificate: Gaetano Pollastri, Bologna (1939)
- Certificate: Cesare Candi, Genoa (1939)
- Dendrochronology report: Henri D. Grissino-Mayer
Certificate: Peter Biddulph, London (2014)Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
Violin, Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu, "ex Huberman, ex Maggio" (unpublished monograph), Machold Rare Violins, Vienna (illustrated)
Violin, Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu, "ex Huberman, ex Maggio" (unpublished monograph), Machold Rare Violins, Vienna (illustrated)
