Giuseppe Antonio Rocca, Genoa, 1856, the 'Maud Powell'

Violin: 85964

FIT TO SCREEN FULL SIZE

Labeled, "Joseph Rocca fecit R), Genua anno anno Domini 1856 IHS."

Branded to the lower bass corner block.

Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with medium width flame descending from the center seam.

Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium-broad grain.

Ribs: and head of similar wood.

Varnish: of a golden orange-brown color.

Length of back: 35.4 cm

Upper bouts: 16.9 cm

Middle bouts: 11.5 cm

Lower bouts: 21.0 cm

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Notes:

"[quoting Maude Powell:] My Rocca violin is an interesting instance of wood worn in ridges by the stubble on a man's chin."

Violin Mastery: Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers, Frederick H. Martens, Violin Mastery: Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers, New York

GIUSEPPE ANTONIO ROCCA: BIOGRAPHY AND PRICE HISTORY
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Provenance

	Sold by Wurlitzer
in 1905	Sold by John & Arthur Beare
1905-1920	Maud Powell
1920-1924	H. Godfrey Turner
from 1924	Nathan E. Posner
until 1927	John W. Coggeshall
in 1930	Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
from 1930	K. A. Stott
in 1963	Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.
...	...
from 1963 and in 2010	Anonymous
until 2019	Anonymous
in 2019	Sold by Tarisio Private Sales
from 2019	Current owner

Known players

Maud Powell

Certificates & Documents

Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1963)
Letter: H. Godfrey Turner (1924)
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1919)

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References

Historic women performers: Maud Powell, Cozio Carteggio feature, Alessandra Barabaschi, February 6, 2018
Private Archives - 10842
Violins & Violinists, June, 1948, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
Violin Mastery: Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers, Frederick H. Martens, Frederick A. Stokes Co., New York