Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin, 1826
Violin: 47855
Bearing its original label, "Joannes Franciscus Pressenda, q. Raphael / fecit Taurini anno Domini 1826."
Back: One-piece of small horizontal curl, with sap marks on both flanks
Top: of even, open grain
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Reddish-brown
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.7 cm
Lower bouts: 20.95 cm
There are 2 additional images in the archive which are not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.
Provenance
| until 1962 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1962 | N. W. Goodinge |
| until 1966 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1966 | Dr. Paul Leimdörfer |
| until 1968 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1968 | M. Raskin |
| until 1987 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1987 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1987)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1962)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1987)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
The Strad, April, 1967, London (illustrated)- Liuteria Italiana: Volume IV, 1800-1950: 150 Years of Violinmaking in Piedmont, Eric Blot, Eric Blot Edizioni, Cremona (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
The Strad, April, 1967, London (illustrated)
