1743 - Violin "Baron Heath"

Soundboard of spruce with narrow vein that widens at the flanks. Back of two pieces of curly maple with medium curl, glued in a herringbone pattern with vertex at the top. Ribs of wood similar to that of the back; the lower rib in a single piece. Red-brown varnish.

  • 1743, Cremona
  • Joseph Guarnerius fecit Cremone Anno 1743 JHS (Original)
  • 35.4 cm
  • 16.7 cm
  • 11.4 cm
  • 20.7 cm
  • W. E. Hill & Sons, London, January 12, 1926; Rudolph Wurlitzer, New York, November 27, 1928; Emil Herrmann, Berlin, New York, Easton, April 30, 1941; Rembert Wurlitzer, Inc., New York, November 11, 1957
  • Samuel Dushkin 1941
  • Hill 1931; Hamma 1932; Lewin 1972 (II); Sotheby's 1972 (II); Sotheby's 1988 (II); Lewin 1994; Pollens 1994; Ingles-Dilworth 2006
creato:venerdì 31 maggio 2013
modificato:giovedì 23 marzo 2017