Giovanni Battista Rogeri, Brescia, 1686
Violin: 46586
Bearing its original label, "Jo, Bapt Rogerius Bon Nicolai Amati de Cremona alumnus Brixiae fecit Anno Domini 1686."
Back: One peice of small curl sloping downwards from left to right
Top: of very fine grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of wood similar to the ribs
Ribs: of somewhat broader figure
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 17 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
Provenance
| from 1944 | L. P. Balmforth & Son |
| in 1955 | Sold by C. F. Langonet & Son |
| until 1959 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1959 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London "A characteristic example, in a good state of preservation."
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References
The Strad, January, 1955, London (illustrated)- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)