Bartolomeo Calvarola, Bergamo, 1769


Violin: 93992

Labeled, "Bartholomæus Calvarola, In vico Turris Boldonæ, Prope Bergomum anno 1769."

Back: in one piece of quater cut maple with faint, mostly horizontal curl.

Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow-width grain broadening toward the edges.

Scroll: of similar wood.

Ribs: of quarter-cut maple with narrow width flame.

Varnish: of a dark red color.

Length of back: 35.3 cm

Upper bouts: 16.7 cm

Middle bouts: 11 cm

Lower bouts: 20.5 cm

There are 6 additional images in the archive which are not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.

Provenance

Vladimir Resnikoff
until 2020 Anonymous
in 2020 Sold by Tarisio
from 2020 Current owner

Certificates & Documents

  • Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2020)
  • Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1961) Erroneously transcribing the label date as 1772.

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References

  • The Emil Herrmann Collection - Part I, Andy Lim & Gregory Singer, Darling Publications, Cologne / New York (illustrated)
  • The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)

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