Gaetano Pareschi (Ferrara, b 1900; d 1987) A violin Ferrara, 1951

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

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Description

Gaetano Pareschi
A violin
labelled with signature Gaetano Pareschi, premiato con Diploma d'Onore al Concorso Internazionale di Cremona del 1950, Fece in Ferrara l'anno 1951, and branded Pareschi internally on the table and by the tailpin
maple, spruce, ebony
Ferrara

Provenance

This violin was originally part of a quartet commissioned from Pareschi by Emilio Rizzi, a well-known cellist and head of the Girolamo Frescobaldi Conservatory in Ferrara. Rizzi's collection consisted of quartets made by most of the great 20th century makers from Ferrara and Bologna.

Literature

Sold with the certificate of Primavera-Capellini, Cremona, dated 3rd October 2002