Giovanni Battista Rogeri, Brescia, 1696
Violin: 44661
Labeled, "Io. Bapt. Rogerius Bon: Nicolai Amati de Cremona alumnus Brixiæ fecit Anno Domini 1696."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl ascending from the joint
Top: of fine grain on the flanks of the treble side, opening out towards the center and the flanks of the bass side
Scroll: of curl similar to back
Ribs: of curl similar to back
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
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Provenance
until 1979 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1979 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1979)
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
Sotheby's Stringed Instruments Auction Catalog, November 12, 1987, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
The Violin Book, Bafalon, London (illustrated)
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)