Giuseppe Antonio Rocca, Turin, 1853
Violin: 47847
Back: Two-piece of broad, irregular curl descending from the center joint
Top: of open grain, broadening towards the flanks
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.3 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.9 cm
Notes:
"A fine work on the Stradivari form believed to be the Salabue/Messie, ex-Tarisio."Violin Making in Turin: 1800 - 1870, Philip J. Kass, Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XVII, No. 3, Flushing, NY
Provenance
| in 2006 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Bein & Fushi, Inc, Chicago, IL (2003)- Certificate: Bein & Fushi, Inc, Chicago, IL (1986)
- Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1963)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1929)
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References
- Correspondence with owner, 5-23-2003
Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XVII, No. 3, Philip J. Kass, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)