Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin, 1834
Viola: 47895
Bearing its original label, "Joannes Franciscus Pressenda q. Raphael, fecit Taurini anno Domini 1834."
Inscribed within the pegbox, "P."
Illustrated in Liuteria Italiana: Vol. IV by Eric Blot.
Back: in one piece of quarter cut maple with mainly horizontal broad-width flame.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow to medium-width grain broadening toward the edges.
Scroll: of similar wood with narrower figure.
Ribs: of similar wood but of less pronounced curl.
Varnish: of a red dark golden-brown color / Red-brown over a dark golden ground
Length of back: 39.3 cm
Upper bouts: 18.0 cm
Middle bouts: 12.1 cm
Lower bouts: 22.5 cm
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Notes:
"The neck of the instrument is original and inside the peg box we can see a curious design with the letter 'P,' rarely found on his instruments."Liuteria Italiana: Vol. IV, Eric Blot, Eric Blot, Liuteria Italiana: Volume IV, 1800-1950: 150 Years of Violinmaking in Piedmont, Cremona
Provenance
| until 1947 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1947 | Mrs. M. H. Osterfield |
| from 2000 | Anonymous |
| in 2023 | Anonymous |
| in 2025 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, London (2025)- Certificate: Peter Biddulph, London (2014)
- Certificate: Andreas Woywod, London (2000)
- Letter certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1947)
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References
- Correspondence with Michalis Pantelides, April, 2008
Liuteria Italiana: Volume IV, 1800-1950: 150 Years of Violinmaking in Piedmont, Eric Blot, Eric Blot Edizioni, Cremona (illustrated)