Gasparo Bertolotti 'da Salò', Brescia, date unknown, the 'Bailly, de Pasquale'
Viola: 44673
Back: Two-piece, cut on the slab
Top: of spruce
Varnish: Reddish brown
Length of back: 44.8 cm
Upper bouts: 20.95 cm
Middle bouts: 13.5 cm
Lower bouts: 25.3 cm
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Notes:
"It has not been cut down, and the varnish is reddish brown."The Early Development of the Viola by Luthiers of the Brescian and Cremonese Schools, Maurice W. Riley, Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. V, No. 1, Flushing, NY
Provenance
| Hippolyte C. Silvestre | |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| Lionel Tertis | |
| until 1928 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| 1928-1955 | Louis Bailly |
| in 1955 | Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1955-1971 | Joseph de Pasquale |
| Sold by William Moennig & Son | |
| from 1971 and in 1980 | Current owner |
Known players
Joseph de Pasquale, Louis Bailly, Scott Nickrenz
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (2013)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (2013)
- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (2013)
- Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1970)
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References
Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. III, No. 3, Maurice W. Riley, The Violin Society of America, Lancaster, PA (illustrated)- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. V, No. 1, Maurice W. Riley, The Violin Society of America, Flushing, NY (illustrated)
- The History of the Viola, Volume I, Maurice W. Riley (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- World of Strings, Spring, 1970, William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia (illustrated)