Francesco Rugeri, Cremona, c. 1670
Violin: 100950
Labeled, "Nicolaus Amati Cremonae, Hierony... fecit 1662."
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with narrow-width flame slightly ascending from the center joint.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow-width grain broadening toward the edges.
Scroll: of similar maple.
Ribs: of plainer wood.
Varnish: of a dark golden-brown color.
Length of back: 35.1 cm
Upper bouts: 16.2 cm
Middle bouts: 11.0 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
Provenance
| until 2022 | Anonymous |
| in 2022 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2022 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Tarisio, Berlin (2022)- Certificate: Fridolin Hamma, Stuttgart (1953) Ascribing the violin to Nicolò Amati.
- Dendrochronology report: Wolfgang Hamberger (photocopy) Dates the latest ring on both sides as 1665.
Certificate: Tarisio, Berlin (2022)
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