Antonio & Girolamo Amati, Cremona, 1596
Violin: 44700
Bearing its original label, "Antonius & Hieronymus Fr. Amati Cremonen. Andreae fil. F 1596."
Back: Two-piece of almost horizontal medium to narrow curl
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: later, by Fendt, circa 1830, of narrow curl
Ribs: of medium curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Provenance
| until 1941 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1941 | W. J. Battisheill Young |
| until 1958 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1958 | Mrs. Pamela Wilson |
| in 1988 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1958)
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 31, 1988, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive