Bartolomeo Tassini, Veneto, 1754
Violin: 44318
Labeled, "Opus Bartholomaei Tassini Veneti 1754."
Inscribed to the inside back, "406." The head possibly by another hand. Illustrated on p. 666 of "Meister italiennischer Geigenbaukunst" by Walter Hamma.
Back: Two-piece of narrow curl
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of fainter curl.
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.1 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Provenance
| until 1973 | Fritz Blaskopf |
| in 1973 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| from 1973 | Kronnenberg |
| until 2014 | Anonymous |
| in 2014 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2014 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2014) Dates the latest ring of bass and treble sides as 1687 and 1683 respectively.
Letter certificate: Hug & Co., Zurich (1953)- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1951)
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References
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964
Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)- Sotheby's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 8, 1973, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)