Antonio & Girolamo Amati, Cremona, 1614
Cello: 44143
Back: Two-piece of irregular narrow curl cut on the slab
Top: of pine of medium grain opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of wood similar to back.
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden
Length of back: 76.6 cm
Notes:
"[The instrument] is said to have been reproduced in a picture by Rubens, it bears the original brand of the Brothers Amati, Antonio and Hieronymus on the volute, and is believed to have been made by them to the order of the Medici family."A Stradivari Cello, Robert Lewin, The Strad, November, 1975, London
Provenance
in 1975 | Sold by Sotheby's |
in c. 1980 | Sold by Bein & Fushi, Inc |
in 1982 | Current owner |
References
- The Strad, November, 1975, Robert Lewin, London
- Bein & Fushi 1982 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 27, 1975, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)