Gioffredo Cappa, c. 1690-1700
Violin: 45413
Labeled, "Iofredus Cappa in Saluzzio / Fecit Anno 169-."
Back: Two-piece of irregular narrow curl
Top: of medium grain, narrowing slightly towards the center
Scroll: of wood matching back
Ribs: of wood matching back
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Reported stolen in 1990
Notes:
"At the end of June, the following instruments were stolen from a private house in Stuttgart:1 Violin Petrus Guarnerius, Venice 1732
2 Violin Laurentius Storioni, Cremona 1797
3 Violin Goffredo Cappa, Saluzio, 1609
4 Violin Jacobus Stainer, Absam 1670
5 Violin Giovanni Battista Rogeri, Brescia 1701
6 Violin Paul Blanchard, Lyon 1906
7 Violin Leopold Renaudin, Paris 1783
Also stolen were numerous blank certificates of Walter Hamma, which the thieves will presumably use to certify other instruments."
Beware of purchase!, The Strad, September, 1990, London
Provenance
| in 1980 | Sold by Christie's |
| Hamma & Co. | |
| from 1990 | Reported stolen |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1967)
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References
- The Strad, September, 1990, Orpheus, London
Christie's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 21, 1980, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 60 (illustrated)