Domenico Montagnana, Venice, c. 1725, the 'Rossi'
Violin: 42635
Labeled, "Dominicus Montagnana Sub Si- / gnum Cremonae Venetiis 17--."
Back: Two-piece with curl of medium width slanting upwards from the joint
Top: of spruce of very fine grain at center, opening slightly at the flanks
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden-orange brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.9 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
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Notes:
Listed as an instrument of 1725 in some publications.Les Violons - Venetians Instruments, Les violons: Venetian instruments, paintings & drawings, Paris
Emil Herrmann notes: ". . .erstklassig. . .Schwestergeige Baron Steinheil. . ."
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Washington, DC
Provenance
| from c. 1870 | Edward Withers |
| c. 1870-c. 1880 | H. Taylor & Son |
| 1885-1910 | Alexander Scrimgeour |
| ... | ... |
| from c. 1929 | Nathan E. Posner |
| until 1953 | Arthur Herrmann |
| 1953-2002 | Cristiano Rossi |
| from 2002 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jason Price, New York, NY (2025)- Document: (2022)
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2016) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1719. Printed report available for purchase upon request.
- Receipt: Pierre Gerber, Lausanne (1973)
- Letter certificate: Pierre Gerber, Lausanne (1973)
- Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1953)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1953)
Certificate: Jason Price, New York, NY (2025)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1953)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
Domenico Montagnana: Esposizione di Strumenti ad Arco Convegno di Stud Concerti, Lendinara (illustrated)- Violins & Violinists, May, 1947, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Domenica Montagnana - "Lauter in Venetia": Exposition of Lendinara 1997, Carlson Cacciatori Neumann & C., Cremona (illustrated)
- Les violons: Venetian instruments, paintings & drawings, Association pour la Promotion des Arts, Paris (illustrated)
- The Classic Lines of Italian Violin Making, Carlo Vettori, Giardini Editori, Pisa (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Three Centuries of Italian Violin Making, Artemio Versari, Edizioni Il Salabue, Cremona (illustrated)
Domenico Montagnana: Esposizione di Strumenti ad Arco Convegno di Stud Concerti, Lendinara (illustrated)
