Giovanni Battista Rogeri, Brescia, 1700, the 'Posner'
Violin: 43714
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece of small curl ascending from the center joint
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden-brown
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Provenance
in 1924 | Sold by Nathan E. Posner |
in 1927 | Mrs. Mary Henderson |
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in 1938 | Elyot Henderson |
1938-1941 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
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in 1963 | Elyot Henderson |
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from 2003 | Chi-Mei Culture Foundation |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1925)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1924)
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References
- Correspondence with consultant for the Chi Mei Collection, September, 2005
- Violins & Violinists, December, 1951, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)