Instrument

  • ID: 5204
  • Type: cello
  • Maker: Matteo Goffriller
  • Year built: 1689-1740*
  • City: Venice
  • Name: ex Bedetti
 

ndicates that because the date is unknown the entire span of the luthier's working years is givenIndicates that because the date is unknown the entire span of the luthier's working years is given

Label: "Carlo Bergonzi fece in Cremona. . . 1733"
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Table: of medium grain
Body Length: 76.0 cm.
Back: Two-piece of medium curl descending slightly from the joint
Scroll: of medium curl
Varnish: Dark golden brown

Photos

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  • front
  • back
  • head
  • front, back & side

Iconography Index

Black-and-white photo (scroll): Christie's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 22, 1979, New York, Christie's, 1979.

Black-and-white photos (front, back & side): The Jacques Francais Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Color photos (front & back): Christie's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 22, 1979, New York, Christie's, 1979.


Provenance

Owner Owned From Owned In Owned Till Price paid
...         
Jascha Silberstein    1970     
J. & A. Beare      1968   
...         
Jean Bedetti          
...         

Current owner Current owner
Indicates that the owner is or was also a musician Indicates that the owner is or was also a musician

Players

Name Played From Played In Played To
...       
Jean Bedetti        
...       

Current player Current player
Indicates that the musician is or was also an owner of one or more instruments. Indicates that the musician is or was also an owner of one or more instruments

Auctions

Auction Date Note Estimate Hammer Price
Christie's, New York  Jun-22-1979      For members only 

Including buyer's premium
Current record for maker and instrument type
Record at time of sale for maker and instrument type

Certificates

Certificate: Jacques Francais, New York, May 25, 1971. #892.

References

Christie's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 22, 1979, New York, Christie's, 1979.

Order Christie's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 26, 1987, London, Christie's, 1987.

The Jacques Francais Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.