Andrea Amati, Cremona, 1573, the 'Payne, Gonley'
Violin: 49422
Back: Two-piece
Top: of narrow grain, slightly more open at the center
Scroll: later
Ribs: of matching wood, but the upper ribs are from a later date
Varnish: Golden orange-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4 cm
Middle bouts: 10.7 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
Provenance
| until 1949 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1949 | Clarence S. Payne |
| Stephanie Gonley | |
| in 2007 | Sold by John & Arthur Beare |
| from 2007 | Chi-Mei Culture Foundation |
Known players
Stephanie Gonley
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (2007)
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References
Andrea Amati Opera omnia: Les Violons du Roi, Fausto Cacciatori, editor, Consorzo Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)- Correspondence with Dai-Ting Chung, consultant for the Chi-Mei Foundation, November, 2007
Andrea Amati Opera omnia: Les Violons du Roi, Fausto Cacciatori, editor, Consorzo Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
