di Guarneri Giuseppe Giovanni Battista

1724 - Violin "Kurtz"

Soundboard of spruce with narrow grain at the center that widens at the flanks. Back of two pieces with braod curl, glued in a herringbone pattern with vertex at the top. Ribs and scroll of wood similar to that of the back. Orange-brown varnish on a golden ground.

  • 1724, Cremona
  • 35.6 cm
  • 17.05 cm
  • 11.1 cm
  • 20.75 cm
  • W. E. Hill & Sons, London, May 23, 1958; Emil Herrmann, Berlin, New York, Easton, December 4, 1959; Jacques Francais, New York, July 6, 1967; W.E. Hill & Sons, Great Missenden, March 14, 2002
  • Dendrochronological analysis by John C. Topham, Surrey, September 18, 2002
  • W.E. Hill & Sons 1958; Dr. Averd Kurtz (New York) 1958; Stephen Kolbinson (Saskatoon); Morris J. Wosk (Vancouver)
  • S. a. 1988 (II); Christie's 2002
  • Hermann (1959) and Français (1967) have attributed the instrument to Giuseppe del Gesù
creato:lunedì 17 giugno 2013
modificato:giovedì 23 marzo 2017