Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin, 1835
Violin: 46429
Photo courtesy of Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. For more information, contact Archivescenter@si.edu. (Digital images created using a handheld digital camera.)
Labeled, "Joannes Franciscus Pressenda q. Raphael fecit Taurini anno Domini 1835."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl ascending from the joint
Top: of strong narrow grain, widening slightly towards the flanks
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of slightly narrower figure
Varnish: Light orange on a golden yellow ground
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
Provenance
| in 1990 | Sold by Phillip's |
| 1990-1991 | Jacques Français |
| from 1991 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1991) #3147.
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1991) #3147.Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
Phillip's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 21, 1990, London, Phillip's, Phillip's, London (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
Phillip's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 21, 1990, London, Phillip's, Phillip's, London (illustrated)
