Michele Deconet, Venice, 1764
Viola: 41444
Labeled, "Michele Deconet, fecit Venetijs anno, 1764 Sétembre."
Ventral pin to centre of back. Two concentric circular compass lines to centre of back, both running underneath label.
Back: in one piece of quarter cut maple with mainly horizontal broad-width flame.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with broad-width grain broadening toward the edges.
Scroll: of plainer maple.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of a dark orange over a golden ground.
Length of back: 40.0 cm
Upper bouts: 18.5 cm
Middle bouts: 12.5 cm
Lower bouts: 23.2 cm
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Provenance
until 1920 | Dwight J. Partello |
from 1920 and in 1924 | Lyon & Healy |
in 1929 | Sold by Lyon & Healy |
until 1978 | Jacques Français |
from 1978 | Dr David Josefowitz |
in 2000 | Royal Academy of Music, London |
... | ... |
in 2013 | Anonymous |
until 2024 | Anonymous |
in 2024 | Sold by Tarisio |
from 2024 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Tarisio, London (2024)
Letter certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1978) #2026.
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References
The Strad, January, 1999, David Rattray, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making, David Rattray, Outline Press, London (illustrated)
Museum & Collections - What’s on - Royal Academy of Music
- Lyon & Healy Rare Old Violins, Violas & Violoncellos (1929), Lyon & Healy, Chicago
The Emil Herrmann Collection - Part I, Andy Lim & Gregory Singer, Darling Publications, Cologne / New York (illustrated)
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
The Strad 2005 Calendar, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)