Dresden School (Giulio Degani copy) - - Violin - Germany - 1890

Fine Antique 4/4 German Violin Outfit - Dresden School (B. Robert Pfretzschner) with Giulio Degani Repair Provenance - Exceptional One-Piece Flamed Maple Back [GENERAL INFORMATION] - Brand / Maker: Dresden School (Copy of Giulio Degani, repaired by B. Robert Pfretzschner) - Year of manufacture: Late 19th century / Early 20th century (facsimile label dated 1833) - Country of manufacture: Germany (Dresden) [MEASUREMENTS IN CM] - Total length of the instrument: 59.5 cm - Length of the Body (LOB): 35.5 cm - Upper bout width: 16.0 cm - Middle bout width: 11.5 cm - Lower bout width: 21.0 cm - Bare violin weight (without chinrest): 421 grams - Total outfit weight (including case and bows): 1.8 kg [INTERNAL LABELS & PROVENANCE] The interior preserves three distinct historical markings: 1. Main Label: Late 19th-century German master trade facsimile reading "...Torino Anno 1833... fece in Venezia... diploma d'onore". 2. Luthier Label: Authentic workshop label from B. Robert Pfretzschner in Dresden. 3. Handwritten Repair Text underneath the F-hole: "Dresden Reparatur 1930 / Degani Giulio di Eugenio". 4. Historical Document: Includes an original handwritten note in Dutch dated February 2, 1990, detailing the violin being brought to a luthier ("Luc") by Frans Tortelboom for setup adjustments. - Original Estate Provenance: Discovered during a private estate clearance in Belgium, originally belonging to an old European Jewish family collection. [DETAILED CONDITION & DEFECTS] - Main Body & Plates: The top spruce plate and the one-piece flamed maple back plate are structurally sound with NO open cracks, NO splits, and no soundpost fractures. - Specific Defects: There is a minor visible gap at the neck-body joint where the neck heel meets the button (as shown in the close-up photos). The neck requires gluing/re-setting by a professional luthier during setup. - General Wear: Honest cosmetic playing wear, surface scratches, and minor dents around the edges and neck from active historical use. The original 19th-century wooden case shows heavy cosmetic wear from age. - Setup Required: The instrument is sold strictly under restoration conditions. It requires a standard luthier setup (neck joint service, restringing, bridge/soundpost adjustment, and general varnish cleaning). The two antique bows have old hair and require re-hairing. [EXTRA ITEMS INCLUDED] - Two antique wooden bows (ebony frogs with mother-of-pearl eyes). - Original 19th-century heavy black wooden case with authentic red felt lining. - Original handwritten historical note from 1990. - Vintage German mid-20th-century rosin ("Echtes Johann Strauss Kolophon"). - Vintage Pyramid Superior & Elite string packaging.

View all items fromCatawikiorMusic & Musical Instruments