Bartolomeo Calvarola, Bergamo, 1769
Violin: 93992
Labeled, "Bartholomæus Calvarola, In vico Turris Boldonæ, Prope Bergomum anno 1769."
Back: in one piece of quater cut maple with faint, mostly horizontal curl.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow-width grain broadening toward the edges.
Scroll: of similar wood.
Ribs: of quarter-cut maple with narrow width flame.
Varnish: of a dark red color.
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| Vladimir Resnikoff | |
| until 2020 | Anonymous |
| in 2020 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2020 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2020)- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1961) Erroneously transcribing the label date as 1772.
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References
The Emil Herrmann Collection - Part I, Andy Lim & Gregory Singer, Darling Publications, Cologne / New York (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)