Giorgio Gatti, Turin, c. 1930
Violin: 85011
Labeled, "Joannes Franciscus Pressendas q. Raphael fecit Taurini anno Domini 1821."
Rosewood fittings.
Back: in one piece of quarter cut maple with medium-narrow flame descending slightly from the bass side.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with broad grain.
Ribs: and head of similar wood.
Varnish: of a golden orange-brown color.
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 17.0 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 21.1 cm
Provenance
| in 1972 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| until 2018 | Anonymous |
| in 2018 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2018 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Reuning & Son Violins, Boston, MA (2018)- Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2018)
- Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1972) ascribing the violin to Pressenda.
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