Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin, 1829
Violin: 73506
Labeled, "Joannes Franciscus Pressenda q. Raphael, fecit Taurini anno Domini 1829."
Back: in one piece of quarter cut maple with broad flame descending from the bass edge.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium width grain.
Scroll: of plainer maple.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of an red brown color.
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| in 1966 | Sold by William Moennig & Son |
| from 1966 | Anonymous |
| until 2017 | Anonymous |
| in 2017 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2017 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1966)- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1952)
Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1966)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
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964
Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)- Private Archives - 10746
Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
