Giuseppe Antonio Rocca, Turin, 1841
Violin: 46417
Labeled, "JOSEPH ROCCA fecit / Taurini anno Domini 1841."
Back: One-piece of medium curl
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: plainer
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown over a golden ground
Length of back: 35.5 cm
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Provenance
| in 1989 | Sold by Christie's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1969)
Letter: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1969) "Its outward appearance is matched by its inward appearance, for it is in a mint state of preservation, so we know it has been in loving hands for over a hundred and twenty-five years."- Certificate: Max Möller & Son, Amsterdam (1954)
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References
Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 22, 1989, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)- Private Archives - 10746
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XV, No. 1, Philip J. Kass, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)