Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin, 1827
Violin: 50201
Labeled, "Joannes Franciscus Pressenda q. Raphael, fecit Taurini anno Domini 1827."
Back: is in one-piece of handsomely figured maple with strong flames of medium width sloping upwards from left to right.
Top: The table in two pieces of spruce of medium grain.
Scroll: similar but less marked.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of a red-orange colour on a lighter ground.
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Provenance
| in 1981 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1981 | Anonymous |
| until 1984 | Jacques Français |
| from 1984 | Inai L. Shin |
| in 2002 | Anonymous |
| until 2013 | Anonymous |
| in 2013 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2013 | Anonymous |
| in 2015 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2015 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Charles Beare, London (2002)- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1984) #2521.
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1981)
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References
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
