Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin, 1825
Violin: 49181
Labeled, "Joannes Fransiscus Pressenda q. Raphael fecit Taurini anno Domini 1840."
Back: Two-piece of medium to narrow curl ascending from the joint
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of medium curl
Ribs: of wood similar to back, with knot markings in the upper and center ribs treble side
Varnish: Red-brown on a golden ground
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1995)
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References
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 5, 1996, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)