Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza, Milan, 1793
Viola: 75343
Labeled, "Petrus Joannes Mantegatia fecit Mediolani in Via S. Margaritæ 1793."
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with narrow-width flame descending slightly from the center seam.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with grain of varying widths.
Scroll: of plainer maple.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of a golden orange-brown color.
Length of back: 40.7 cm
Upper bouts: 19.3 cm
Middle bouts: 13.0 cm
Lower bouts: 23.9 cm
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Provenance
| in 1908 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1908 | Hugh Godley, Earl of Kilbracken |
| until 1950 | Wynne Godley |
| ... | ... |
| from 1950 and in 1996 | Anonymous |
| in 1966 | Sold by William Moennig & Son |
| from 1966 | Anonymous |
| c. 1996-2016 | Anonymous |
| in 2016 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2016 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (2001)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1943)
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References
The Cooper Collection - Volume I, Albert W. Cooper, Ashford Publications, West Sussex (illustrated)