The most illustrious of several violin makers in the Bergonzi family was Carlo, born in Cremona, Italy, in 1683 (d. 1747). His training is not documented, but his early instruments show the influence ...

Other instruments, including a 1793 Guadagnini viola and an 1898 Voller Brothers copy of the 1735 ‘d’Egville’ Guarneri ‘del Gesù’, are now part of the David and Amy Fulton Foundation. The ‘Baron Knoop ...

a Charles J.B. Colin Mezin violin worth $6,500; and an E.H. Roth Guarneri violin worth $6,500. Meng sold three of the instruments and the violin bow for $44,700, prosecutors said. He also robbed a ...