Giuseppe ROCCA
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£210,500
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.8 cm Turin, 1855 c. [Possibly by] | Wed 1st June 2011 | £24,000 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm [Ascribed to] | Sun 1st May 2011 | £27,313 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm 19th C. [Attributed to] | Tue 1st March 2011 | £31,250 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Turin, 1850 | Fri 1st October 2010 | £169,250 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Turin, 1832 c. [Ascribed to & possibly by] | Thu 1st April 2010 | £82,488 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Turin, 1855 c. | Fri 1st May 2009 | £112,579 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm 19th C. [Attributed to] | Sun 1st March 2009 | £30,000 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm 1860 c. [Attributed to] | Sat 1st November 2008 | £24,000 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Turin, 1850 c. | Wed 1st October 2008 | £145,000 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Probably Turin, [Attributed to] | Thu 1st May 2008 | £13,770 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Italy 19th C. [Ascribed to] | Wed 1st February 2006 | £14,400 |
| Violin | Turin, 1837 [Workshop] | Sun 1st May 2005 | £19,374 |
| Violin | Turin 1850 | Mon 1st November 2004 | £140,000 |
| Violin | [Ascribed to] | Mon 1st March 2004 | £33,600 |
| Violin | 1846 | Tue 1st July 2003 | £100,800 |
| Cello | 1845 | Tue 1st May 2001 | £144,056 |
| Violin | 1845 | Wed 1st November 2000 | £91,500 |
| Violin | 1845 | Wed 1st November 2000 | £80,500 |
| Violin | 1851 | Wed 1st November 2000 | £126,950 |
| Violin | 1849 | Wed 1st March 2000 | £133,500 |
| Violin | 1843 | Mon 1st November 1999 | £128,000 |
| Violin | 1861 | Sun 1st October 1995 | £43,300 |
| Violin | 1854 c. | Wed 1st March 1995 | £104,900 |
| Violin | 1861 | Wed 1st March 1995 | £87,300 |
| Violin | 1857 | Tue 1st November 1994 | £62,000 |
| Cello | 1854 | Tue 1st November 1994 | £210,500 |
| Violin | 1853 | Mon 1st November 1993 | £82,900 |
| Violin | 1854 | Thu 1st April 1993 | £78,500 |
| Violin | 1852 | Sun 1st November 1992 | £99,000 |
| Violin | 1854 | Sun 1st March 1992 | £60,500 |
| Violin | 1859 | Fri 1st November 1991 | £82,500 |
| Violin | 18-- | Fri 1st June 1990 | £66,000 |
| Violin | 1850 | Thu 1st March 1990 | £94,600 |
| Violin | 1854 | Wed 1st November 1989 | £11,550 |
| Violin | 1841 | Wed 1st November 1989 | £99,000 |
| Violin | 1863 | Tue 1st November 1988 | £46,200 |
| Cello | 1838 | Sun 1st November 1987 | £57,200 |
| Violin | 1848 c. | Sun 1st November 1987 | £20,900 |
| Violin | 1856 | Wed 1st April 1987 | £33,000 |
| Violin | 1860 | Sat 1st March 1986 | £25,920 |
| Violin | 1850 | Sat 1st March 1986 | £15,172 |
| Violin | 1845 | Fri 1st November 1985 | £35,200 |
| Violin | 1850 | Fri 1st November 1985 | £28,080 |
| Violin | 1864 | Mon 1st July 1985 | £26,400 |
| Violin | 1847 | Mon 1st April 1985 | £50,600 |
| Violin | 1850 | Mon 1st April 1985 | £33,000 |
| Violin | 1842 | Thu 1st November 1984 | £33,000 |
| Violin | 1840-50 | Mon 1st October 1984 | £7,150 |
| Violin | 1856 | Fri 1st June 1984 | £19,242 |
| Violin | 1860 | Fri 1st June 1984 | £7,244 |
| Violin | 1857 | Sun 1st April 1984 | £13,006 |
| Violin | 1857 | Thu 1st March 1984 | £23,100 |
| Violin | 1859 | Wed 1st June 1983 | £17,280 |
| Violin | 1860 | Sun 1st November 1981 | £10,098 |
| Violin | 1845 | Thu 1st May 1980 | £17,050 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
ROCCA, Giuseppe b. 1807 Barbaresco, Alba, died 1865 Genoa Italy. Pupil and assistant of Pressenda, whom he may have encountered in Alba when Pressenda was there 1814-1817. Established with Pressenda in Turin between 1820 and c.1835. Charles Beare (Grove) cites two virtually identical violins dated 1839, one bearing Pressenda’s label, the other with that of Rocca. Awarded copper medal at 4th Turin exhibition 1844. At that time living in via Po, Turin and referred to as a pupil of Pressenda. Established independently by 1850, working in Contrada d’Angennes. A colleague of the dealer and connoisseur Luigi Tarisio, in 1851 made a copy of the 1716 Stradivari ‘Messie’ violin while it was in his possession, possibly the first luthier to do so. Following the death of Pressenda in 1854, moved to Genoa where he encountered Gibertini and Bianchi, and his work began to decline slightly. Pupils were his son, Enrico, and A. Montovani. Extrememly fine work on Stradivari and Guarneri models, the Guarneri pattern taken from the ‘Alard’ of 1742, an instrument also in the possession of Tarisio. Early work is very Rocca like, sometimes with the least attractive of his varnishes; a thin dark red recipe. Later instruments are extremely sophisticated, and are amongst the very best Italian instruments of the 19th century. He followed Cremonese construction closely, using pins set close under the purfling at each end of the back, and willow interior work with the linings morticed to the corner blocks. The only typically Turin characteristic he retained was the sharply marked centre line around the pegbox and scroll. Many workshops continued to make copies of Rocca’s work well into the 20th century, and these are often falsely labelled. However, authentic work is generally of a level that is difficult to reproduce. Branded internally: ‘G.R.’ Joseph Antonius Rocca / Taurini 1830 Joseph Rocca fecit / Taurini anno Domini 1843 Joseph Rocca fecit / Premiato di Medaglie alle Esposizione / di Torino, Genova, Londra e Parigi. / Taurini, Anno Domini 1858
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