Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin, 1830
Cello: 47530
Bearing its original label, "Joannes Francescus Pressenda y Raphael fecit Taurini Anno Domini 1830."
Back: One-piece with an irregular medium curl
Top: of medium grain in the center, broadening towards the flanks
Varnish: Light orange-brown
Length of back: 74.2 cm
Upper bouts: 35.15 cm
Middle bouts: 24.2 cm
Lower bouts: 44.2 cm
Provenance
| until 1937 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1937 | Mrs. Gibb |
| until 1946 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1946-1971 | Mrs. Dawn Mole |
| in 1971 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| from 1971 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1946)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1946)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
Liuteria Italiana: Volume IV, 1800-1950: 150 Years of Violinmaking in Piedmont, Eric Blot, Eric Blot Edizioni, Cremona (illustrated)- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 3, 1971, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Liuteria Italiana: Volume IV, 1800-1950: 150 Years of Violinmaking in Piedmont, Eric Blot, Eric Blot Edizioni, Cremona (illustrated)
