Giovanni Pistucci, Naples, c. 1910
Violin: 81331
Labeled, "Lorenzo Ventapane, fabbricante di strumenti armonici, strada Donnaregina no 35, Napoli 1851."
Rosewood fittings.
Back: in one piece of quarter cut maple with medium-width flame, descending from bass side.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow-width grain, broadening towards the edges.
Scroll: of similar wood
Ribs: and head of similar wood.
Varnish: of a golden-brown color
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4 cm
Middle bouts: 10.9 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
Provenance
| until 2017 | Anonymous |
| in 2017 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2017 | Anonymous |
| until 2019 | Anonymous |
| in 2019 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2019 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, London (2017)- Letter certificate: Hug & Co., Zurich (1939) ascribing the violin to Lorenzo Ventapane.
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