Nicolò Amati, Cremona, 1675
Violin: 44206
Bearing its original label, "Nicolaus Amatus Cremonen. Hieronymi / Fil. ac Antonij Nepos Fecit 1675."
Back: Two-piece of irregular small curl
Top: of pine of fine grain at the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: almost plain
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
Provenance
| until 1978 | Dr. J. S. Kanzel |
| in 1978 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1953)
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1953)Cozio 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
Sotheby Parke Bernet Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 11, 1978, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
Sotheby Parke Bernet Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 11, 1978, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)
