Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin, 1835
Violin: 46408
Labeled, "Joannes Franciscus Pressenda q. Raphael / fecit Taurini anno Domini 1835."
Back: One-piece of small curl
Top: of medium to open grain
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of medium figure
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Provenance
in 1943 | Cyril W. Jacklin |
... | ... |
from 1993 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1951)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1943)
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
Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 3, 1993, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
The Strad, 1943, London, May 1943 (illustrated)
Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Walter Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- String Player, Vol. 1, No. 3
String Player, Vol. 2, No. 1 (illustrated)