Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, Turin, 1830
Violin: 50202
Back: One-piece
Top: of very fine grain
Scroll: of wood matching back
Ribs: of wood matching back
Varnish: Orange-brown; plentiful
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 17 cm
Middle bouts: 11.6 cm
Lower bouts: 20 cm
Provenance
until 1976 | Jacques Français |
from 1976 | Unknown |
in 1993 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1993) #4043.
- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1976) #1073.
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
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References
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)