Giovanni Battista Rogeri, Brescia, date unknown
Violin: 44084
Labeled, "Gio: Paolo Maggini in Brescia."
The head later.
Back: Two-piece of faint wide curl; double purfled
Top: of fine grain, opening out towards the flanks; double-purfled
Scroll: plain
Varnish: Orange to light brown
Length of back: 36.8 cm
Upper bouts: 17.4 cm
Middle bouts: 12.1 cm
Lower bouts: 21.7 cm
Notes:
Some modern experts believe that Rogeri copied Maggini, although there is no consensus on this view and no Maggini copy is currently known that bears an original Rogeri label."...some experts believe that [Rogeri] made violins that are deliberately in the manner of Maggini, imitating the f-holes and scrolls, and even the raised arching. It would seem that Rogeri was happy to work in these varying styles, which is possibly the first instance of one maker copying another outside his normal practice. It is no stretch of the imagination to see Rogeri making some extremely effective copies in the earlier Brescian manner either as a mark of respect, or simply as a commercial endeavour."
John Dilworth The Brescian School, part 2
Provenance
| in 1954 | Sold by Cyril Woodcock |
| until 2021 | Anonymous |
| in 2021 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2021 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2013) Confirms the youngest ring of the treble and bass sides of the top as 1672. A written report is available for purchase.
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References
Violins & Violinists, September-October, 1958, Max Möller, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)- The Strad, March, 1954, London (illustrated)