Pietro Giacomo Rogeri, Brescia, 1721
Violin: 44862
Labeled, "Pietro Giacomo Rogerius filius Io: Bapt. Brixiæ fecit 1721."
Back: Two-piece of horizontal narrow curl
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20 cm
Provenance
| - | Sold by Albert Caressa |
| until 1887 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1887 | Miss Vesey |
| in 1917 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| ... | ... |
| in 1925 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, OH (1926)- Certificate: Caressa & Francais, Paris (1916)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1887)
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References
Guarneri House | Instrument Repair & Rental
Guarneri House Rare Old Violins, Philip Greenberg, Guarneri House, Grand Rapids, MI (illustrated)- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 22, 1990, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)