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)
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1968)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
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)
Carlo Bergonzi: A Cremonese Master Unveiled (supplement to The Strad, June, 2010), Christopher Reuning, editor, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
