Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin, 1838
Violin: 65489
Labeled, "Joannes Franciscus Pressenda q. Raphael fecit Taurini anno Domini 1838."
Back: in one piece of quarter-sawn maple with flame of medium width descending slightly from treble to bass.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow width grain at the centre widening to the edges.
Scroll: similar.
Ribs: similar.
Varnish: of a reddish-brown color.
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11.0 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| in 1951 | Anonymous |
| until 2013 | Anonymous |
| in 2013 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2013 | Anonymous |
| until 2020 | Anonymous |
| in 2020 | Anonymous |
| from 2020 | Anonymous |
| 2020-2022 | Anonymous |
| from 2022 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Beare Violins Ltd, London (2018)- Receipt: Laurence Naisby & Son (photocopy), Liverpool (1951) Mentioning an accompanying W. E. Hill & Sons certificate.
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