Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin, 1828
Viola: 46386
Labeled, "Joannes Franciscus Pressenda q. Raphael, fecit Taurini anno Domini 1828."
Back: in one piece of quarter cut maple with narrow to medium-width flame ascending from the treble bout.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow-width grain broadening toward the edges.
Ribs: and head of similar wood to the back.
Varnish: of a golden orange-brown color.
Length of back: 39.0 cm
Upper bouts: 18.1 cm
Middle bouts: 12.2 cm
Lower bouts: 22.6 cm
Provenance
in 2020 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1997)
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References
Bongartz's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 4, 1996, Cologne, Bongartz's, Bongartz's, Cologne (illustrated)
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 19, 1986, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)