Francesco Gobetti, Venice, 1717
Violin: 40309
Labeled, "Franciscus Gobetti / Fecit Venetiis 1717."
Back: One-piece, cut on the slab, of medium curl ascending from left to right
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of curl similar to back
Ribs: of curl similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.0 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4 cm
Middle bouts: 10.7 cm
Lower bouts: 20 cm
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Notes:
Shown at the Exhibition of Venetian instruments in Boston, May, 2002.The Violinmakers of Venice, The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Boston
Provenance
| in 1995 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1995) 0599/CB.- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey Dating the youngest tree ring to 1693.
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References
Bein & Fushi Catalog, Winter, 1997, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)- Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
- Private Papers
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 21, 1995, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- The Violinmakers of Venice: 1582-1885 (CD-ROM), Reuning & Son Violins, Boston (illustrated)