Antonio & Girolamo Amati, Cremona, 1590, the 'Baron Knoop'
Violin: 48519
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece of small curl descending slightly to the right
Top: one-piece, of rather open grain
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of broader curl
Varnish: Golden
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Provenance
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| Willy Rosenheim | |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| in 1890 | Miss Way |
| ... | ... |
| from 1909 | Miss Scott Moncrieff |
| until 1918 | Baron Johann Knoop |
| until 1943 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1943-1992 | Gerald Segelman |
| from 1992 | Segelman Trust |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1943)
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References
Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)- Mr Black's Violins: The extraordinary obsession of Gerald Segelman, Andrew Hooker, Cozio Publishing, Boston (illustrated)
- Peter Biddulph photographic archives
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)