Giuseppe Antonio Rocca, Turin, 1853
Violin: 47847
Back: Two-piece of broad, irregular curl descending from the center joint
Top: of open grain, broadening towards the flanks
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.3 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.9 cm
Notes:
"A fine work on the Stradivari form believed to be the Salabue/Messie, ex-Tarisio."Violin Making in Turin: 1800 - 1870, Philip J. Kass, Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XVII, No. 3, Flushing, NY
Provenance
| in 2006 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Bein & Fushi, Inc, Chicago, IL (2003)- Certificate: Bein & Fushi, Inc, Chicago, IL (1986)
- Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1963)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1929)
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References
- Correspondence with owner, 5-23-2003
Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XVII, No. 3, Philip J. Kass, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)
Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XVII, No. 3, Philip J. Kass, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)
