Giovanni Battista Rogeri, Brescia, c. 1705
Violin: 45576
Labeled, "Io. Bapt. Rogerius: Nicolai Amati de Cremona alumnus Brixiae fecit Anno Domini 1704."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl descending from the joint
Top: By another hand, of medium grain
Scroll: Similar to back
Ribs: Similar to back
Varnish: Golden
Length of back: 34.9 cm
Upper bouts: 16 cm
Lower bouts: 19.8 cm
Notes:
This instrument has been converted to baroque set-up.Correspondence with owner
Provenance
| from 1993 | Margaret Faultless |
| from 2001 | Current owner |
Known players
Dominika Feher, Madeleine Easton, Marc Cooper, Matthew Truscott
References
- Correspondence with owner, 5-23-2003
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 29, 1993, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 29, 1993, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
