Giovanni Battista Rogeri, Brescia, 1703
Violin: 48518
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece of broad curl
Top: of medium grain, opening towards the flanks
Scroll: of less pronounced curl
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 17 cm
Middle bouts: 11.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
Provenance
| until 1909 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| until 1943 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1943-1992 | Gerald Segelman |
| from 1992 | Segelman Trust |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1943)
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References
Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)- Mr Black's Violins: The extraordinary obsession of Gerald Segelman, Andrew Hooker, Cozio Publishing, Boston (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)