ANTIQUE 1848 GIUSEPPE ANTONIO ROCCA 4/4 VIOLIN TAURIN ITALY W/ CASE & BOW ESTATE

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UP FOR SALE.... AN EXTREMELY RARE ANTIQUE 1848 GIUSEPPE ANTONIO ROCCA 4/4 VIOLIN TAURIN ITALY W/ CASE & bow....... THIS LISTING IS FOR THE GIUSEPPE ANTONIO ROCCA 4/4 VIOLIN PICTURED HERE (see pics)..... THIS VIOLIN HAS FAMILY HISTORY THAT IT HAS BEEN PASSED DOWN FROM A GREAT GRANDFATHER..... THIS VIOLIN WAS INSPECTED LOCALLY AND DUE TO RARITY OF THIS PARTICULAR MAKER THE VIOLIN WAS DEEMED AMBIGUOUS TO BE COMPLETELY AUTHENTIC TO THIS MAKER AS THEY CAN COMMAND EXTREMELY HIGH DOLLARS..... THE OPINION IS THAT THIS VIOLIN IS OF HIGH QUALITY & EXTREMELY WELL MADE.... OF EUROPEAN ORIGIN & THE CIRCA DATE IS APPROXIMATE WITH THE ORIGINAL LABEL ON THE INSIDE “circa 1850” (see pics).... THE INTERIOR LABEL (1848)...... OPINION STATES THAT IF THIS IS ONLY A COPY, THEN THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS GOOD AS THEY GET & ULTIMATELY WOULD STILL COMMAND COLLECTORS INTEREST AS THE VIOLIN IS OF HIGH QUALITY ..... THIS VIOLIN IS BEING LISTED IN AUCTION FORMAT WITH AN EXTREMELY FAIR STARTING BID TO ALLOW THE EXPERTS AND COLLECTORS DECIDE IT’S TRUE VALUE..... TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE WE ARE LISTING THIS AS A PERIOD CORRECT circa 1850 COPY of GIUSEPPE ANTONIO ROCCA WITH ONLY THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS TO BE COMPLETELY ORIGINAL TO THE MAKER..... WE HAVE BEEN SELLING FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS AND FEEL POSITIVELY ABOUT OUR REPUTATION & WE WILL GLADLY DO OUR VERY BEST TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS ONE MAY HAVE...... THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENT & ALSO LOOKS LIKE IT WAS LAST PLAYED MAYBE ABOUT 40 YEARS AGO (see pics)...... THE INSTRUMENT IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION WITH MINOR REPAIRS NEEDED AS THE VIOLIN IS ALMOST 200 YEARS OLD..... WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 15.3oz...... THE VIOLIN ALSO COMES WITH HARD SHELL CASE & BOW WITH THE INSCRIPTION “L. BAUSCH”...... COMES FROM A BEAUTIFUL ESTATE IN NEWPORT, RI.... A SPECTACULAR INSTRUMENT! BEST OF LUCK TO ALL THE BIDDERS!
Questions were asked about the length of the body! The body measures approximately 36cm.