Nicolas Lupot, Paris, c. 1813
Violin: 89990
Labeled, " Antonius & Hieronymus Fr Amati Andreae Fil. Fec. Cremonen 16.."
Branded to the inside back, "N. Lupot a Paris." Inscribed to the inside back, 1813." Illustrated in "Nicolas Lupot, The Golden Age of French Viool Making."
Back: in one piece of maple with irregular marbled flame, ascending slightly from the treble bout.
Top: in one piece of spruce with medium-width grain broadening slightly toward the bass side.
Scroll: of slightly plainer maple.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of a reddish orange-brown color.
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
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Certificates & Documents
Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2025)- Dendrochronology report: Sondre Lie, Oslo (2025) Dates the latest ring of the one-piece top as 1766.
- Letter certificate: Serge Boyer, Paris (1996)
- Letter certificate: Ancienne Maison de Lupot et Gand Frères, Paris (1828)
Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2025)
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