Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin, 1825
Violin: 61357
Bearing its original label, "Joannes Franciscus Pressenda q. raphael fecet Taurini anno Domini 1825."
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Notes:
Dated 1826.W. E. Hill Business Records (1850 - 1990), W. E. Hill & Sons - Business Records (1850 - 1990)
Condition Report: "Sound post patch in table. Minor restored cracks in table. Small Minor crack near back button. Minor repair to peg box. Violin in good condition"
Brompton's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 5, 2012, London, Brompton's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 5, 2012, London, London
Provenance
until 1941 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1941 | Miss H. M. Davis |
in 2012 | Sold by Brompton's |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: Dmitry Gindin, London (2012) "This fine and early example by J.F Pressenda seems to show the hand of his accomplice Pierre Pacherel, particularly in the treatment of the scroll."
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References
- Brompton's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 5, 2012, London, London (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons - Business Records (1850 - 1990)