#134 • Aged Violin in Case- Bergonzi Copy / Alfred Moritz

Part of Gray Gallery - Gold & Silver Jewelry, Jadeite, HONs, Musical Instruments, Nice Furniture (timed auction by K and B Auction)

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Well aged violin body- no strings, tuning pegs or bridge- used and untested. Features "Bergonzi Imperial" stamped on back and has interior label inside reads "Copy of Carlo Bergonzi / Fecit Dresdae. Anno 1889" with a brand symbol/ maker's mark of "AM" monogram with "Excelsior" over top. Mark likely indicates it was produced by Alfred Moritz. Two piece flamed maple back and sides and the front is two pieces of medium-grained spruce, and the varnish is an antiqued reddish-brown (well worn). The violin is decorated after the manner of the Brescian makers and has charming scroll. 14" back. Comes in zippered hard case. Alfred Moritz was a violin manufacturer and dealer working in Dresden in the late nineteenth century. His firm was active from around 1880 to 1900, producing instruments largely for the export trade. Moritz violins were often supplied through retailers and agents, sometimes bearing labels naming the company for whom they had been made. The firm’s instruments were particularly well represented in Britain, where some were sold under the name “Excelsior”. BP