Details
An interesting violin, probably Venetian, labelled Bergonzi; the two-piece back of medium curl, the ribs and scroll similar, the table of narrow grain, the varnish of a red brown colour over a golden ground, the length of back 14in. (35.5cm), in case
Literature
Alte Meistergeigen, Band I Venezianer Schule, Verband Schweizerischer Geigenbauer, Frankfurt am Main, (illustrated), stating the instrument to be the work of Domenico Montagnana, Venice, 1750