Nicola Bergonzi, Cremona, 1796
Violin: 46130
Bearing its original label, "Nicolaus Bergonzi / Cremonensis faciebat / Anno 1796."
Back: One-piece cut on the slab of broad curl descending from left to right
Top: of medium even grain
Scroll: plain
Ribs: cut on the quarter of medium curl
Varnish: Light orange-brown
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.75 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Provenance
until 1967 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1967 | Anonymous |
in 1979 | Sold by Sotheby's |
in 1982 | Sold by Bongartz's |
... | ... |
in 2005 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Henry Werro, Bern (1971)
Certificate: Henry Werro, Bern (1971)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1967)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1967)
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References
Bongartz's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 8, 1982, Cologne, Bongartz's, Bongartz's, Cologne (illustrated)
Feine Streichinstrumente und Bögen, Geigenauktionen Bongartz, Aachen (illustrated)
- Private Papers
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 8, 1979, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)