Giovanni Battista Rogeri, Brescia, 1699
Violin: 45664
Bearing a facsimile label, "Io. Bapt. Rogerius Bon, Nicolai amati de Cremona alumnus Brixiæ fecit Anno Domini 1699."
Back: One-piece of medium to narrow curl descending from left to right
Top: of very fine grain in the center, opening out slightly towards the flanks
Scroll: of curl similar to back
Ribs: of curl similar to back
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.1 cm
Reported stolen on Jul 16, 2017
Notes:
Reported stolen in 2016; now recovered and returned to owner.Provenance
| until 1955 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1955 | Mrs. F. M. Astley |
| until 1983 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1983 | Anonymous |
| from 2010 | Jumpstart Foundation |
| 2016-2019 | Reported stolen |
| from 2019 | Current owner |
Known players
Elfa Rún Kristinsdóttir
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1983)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1955)
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References
The Strad 1993 Calendar, Orpheus Publications, London (illustrated)- Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 22, 1990, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)