Rocca, Giuseppe
One of the very best makers of the nineteenth century, he was the pupil of Giovanni Frencesco Pressenda in Turin. The two worked closely, and virtually as equals up until about 1840. From 1845 to 1850 he did his best work, producing excellent instruments based on the 'Messie' Stradivari, and the 'Alard' Guarneri del Gesu of 1742. His craftsmanship was superb, and the tonal results appropriately fine. Between 1850 and 1860 he moved to Genoa, where his work inevitably declined a little in quality as he reached the end of his life.
Auction results for Giuseppe Rocca
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| Name | Category | Origin | Date | Sold | GBP | USD | EUR | JPY | KRW | |
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| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Turin | 1846 | Oct 2014 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Turin | 1839 | Oct 2017 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Turin | 1848 | Mar 2013 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Viola | Genova | 1852 | Mar 2015 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Gen. or Tor. | 1861 | Mar 1995 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Genova | 1854 | Apr 1993 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Torino | 1843 | Nov 1999 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Torino | 1845 | Nov 2000 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Torino | 1846 | Jul 2003 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Torino | 1849 | Mar 2000 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Torino | 1850 | Oct 2010 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Torino | 1850 | Nov 2004 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Torino | 1850 | Oct 2008 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Torino | 1851 | Nov 2000 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Torino | 1853 | Nov 1993 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| ROCCA, GIUSEPPE | Violin | Torino | 1855 | May 2009 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Torino | 1861 | Oct 1995 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violin | Torino or Genova | 1854 | Mar 1995 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violoncello | Torino | 1845 | May 2001 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ | |
| Rocca, Giuseppe | Violoncello | Torino | 1854 | Nov 1994 | £ | $ | € | ¥ | ₩ |
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Violin by Giuseppe Rocca, 1839
This is a particularly fine and early Rocca violin, the original label indicating that is was made shortly after making his independence from his master Giovanni Francesco Pressenda
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