Nicolò Amati, Cremona, 1657, the 'Paganini'
Violin: 43781
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece cut on the semi-slab with a medium figure running straight across its breadth
Top: of wide-grain pine
Scroll: Original, or plainer wood
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden reddish-brown
Notes:
Small pattern. Attributed to Andrea Guarneri by some. Incorrectly listed as 1659 instrument.Harry Wahl, Finnish Collector of Violins, Baron Otto von Schulmann, Violins & Violinists, July-August, 1955, Chicago
Provenance
| Nicolò Paganini | |
| until 1940 | Harry Wahl |
| in c. 1940 | Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York |
| until 1959 | Louis E. Brooks |
| ... | ... |
| in 1969 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, IL- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY
Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, ILCozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
The Strad, April, 1969, London (illustrated)- Harry Wahl's Violins, Maija-Stiina Roine, Cozio Publishing, Boston (illustrated)
- Violins & Violinists, July-August, 1955, Baron Otto von Schulmann, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
- The Emil Herrmann Collection - Part I, Andy Lim & Gregory Singer, Darling Publications, Cologne / New York (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
The Strad, April, 1969, London (illustrated)
