Tommaso Balestrieri, Mantua, 1771
Violin: 44933
Labeled, "Thomas Balestrieri Cremonesis / Fecit Mantuae Anno 1771."
Back: One-piece of medium curl ascending from left to right
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of faint narrow curl
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
Provenance
| until 1955 | William Moennig & Son |
| from 1955 | David Cerone |
| Berl Senofsky | |
| Sold by Ruggiero Ricci | |
| in 1985 | Sold by Sotheby Parke Bernet |
| ... | ... |
| in 2007 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2001)- Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1955) With photos attached.
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1954) With photos attached.
- Certificate: Caressa & Français, Paris (1915)
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2001)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
- Private Papers
Sotheby Parke Bernet Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 19, 1985, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)
Sotheby Parke Bernet Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 19, 1985, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)
