di Guarneri Giuseppe Giovanni Battista

1694 - Cello "Kummer"

Soundboard to medium vein that widens at the flanks. Back of two pieces of poplar wood with faint medium curl, almost horizontal, marked by ten knots. Ribs of curly maple with medium irregular curl. Scroll of curly maple with medium curl. Orange-brown varnish.

  • 1694, Cremona
  • Joseph Guarnerius filius Andrea sub titulo S. Teresiae Cremonae 1694
  • 74.5 cm
  • Three letters from F. Ries to Julius Wegler concerning the sale ofthe instrument (1879); Witnessed letter by Friedrich Kummer, August 15, 1879 (Confirms the sale of the instrument to Julius Wegler); Letter by Philipp Hammig, Berlin, August 31, 1937 (Confirms the sale of the cello to Delfim Ferreiro); Certificate by Philipp Hammig, Berlin, September 3, 1937
  • Friedrich Kummer (1879)
  • Friedrich Kummer; Julius Wegler (Koblenz) 1879; Wilhelm Hermann Hammig (Berlin) 1931; Philipp Hammig 1937; Delfim Ferreira (Oporto) 1937
  • Hill 1931; Doring 1952; Sotheby's 1978; Wernick 1979
creato:martedì 4 giugno 2013
modificato:giovedì 23 marzo 2017