Carlo & Michele Angelo Bergonzi, Cremona, c. 1743-47, the 'Meinertzhagen'
Violin: 86241
Labeled, "Anno 1710 Carlo Bergonzi fece in Cremona."
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut local oppio maple with faint, narrow flame descending slightly from the center seam.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium-broad grain narrowing at the center seam.
Scroll: also in oppio and possibly adapted from a remnant of the Stradivari workshop.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of an orange-brown color.
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Provenance
| in 1899 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1899 | Margaret Meinertzhagen |
| in 1958 | Mrs Birch |
| ... | ... |
| in 1968 | Sold by Jacques Français |
| from 1968 | Elaine Teicher |
| until 2019 | Anonymous |
| in 2019 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2019 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1968)- Receipt: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1967)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1899)
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References
Carlo Bergonzi: A Cremonese Master Unveiled (supplement to The Strad, June, 2010), Christopher Reuning, editor, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)