Michele Angelo Bergonzi, Cremona, 1744
Violin: 42180
Back: Two-piece, quarter-cut, with narrow, horizontal flaming; there is a knot on the upper treble side
Ribs: weakly but narrowly flamed
Varnish: Orange-red to light-brown over a golden-yellow base
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 10.7 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Provenance
| in 1997 | Sold by Kenneth Warren & Son |
| in 1999 | Machold Rare Violins, Ltd |
| from 2001 | Oesterreichische Nationalbank |
Known players
Tibor Kovac
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2002) X-4058.- Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, IL (1999) W-4150.
- Certificate: Bein & Fushi, Inc, Chicago, IL (1997) S1571E.
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References
Masterpieces of Violin-Making: The Collection of Bowed Stringed Instruments of the Oesterreische Nationalbank, Rudolf Hopfner, Skira, Milan (illustrated)- Private Papers
Startseite - Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)- The Late Cremonese Violin Makers, Dmitry Gindin, Editioni Novecento, Cremona (illustrated)