Description:
Violin, Jacques Bocquay, Paris, labeled JACQUES BOCQUAY, PARIS, repair label CHARLES R. VOIGT, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, DECEMBER 15, 1904, length of back 362 mm, with nickel-mounted bow stamped DURRO, and case.
Estimate $2,200-3,800
back button repair, not set up, cracks in ribs repaired, right wing fracture
(repaired),numerous repaired face cracks, including saddle cracks. Bridge wear. Fingerboard lifting off neck, bushed pegs.
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Keywords
Paris, Jacques Bocquay, Pennsylvania, CHARLES R. VOIGT, PHILADELPHIAFine Musical Instruments
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