Felice Mori Costa, Parma, 1805
Violin: 46717
Labeled, "Parma . . .1805."
Back: One-piece
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Reddish-orange
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
Provenance
| in 2004 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| from 2006 | Chi-Mei Culture Foundation |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Reuning & Son Violins, Boston, MA (2006) #638.
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References
- Correspondence with Dai-Ting Chung, consultant for the Chi-Mei Foundation, November, 2007
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 2, 2004, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive