Nicolò Amati, Cremona, c. 1669, the 'Réthi'


Violin: 42950

Bearing its original label, "Nicolaus Amatus Cremonen Hieronymi fil Ac. Antonij Nepos fecit 1669."

Back: Two-piece with original wings added to the lower bouts

Length of back: 35.4 cm

Upper bouts: 16.8 cm

Middle bouts: 11.2 cm

Lower bouts: 20.65 cm

There are 3 additional images in the archive which are not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.


Notes:

Lütgendorff lists the date as 1662 or perhaps 1668.

Die Geigen und Lautenmacher, Bands I & II, Willibald Freiherr von Lütgendorff, Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mitteralter bis zur Gegenwart, Frankfurt am Main

Provenance

Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York
Cho-Ming Sin
in 1922 L. Réthi
in 1927 Albert H. Wallace
... ...
in 1970 Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.
until 1970 Alex Capurso
from 1970 Charles M. Sin
until 1988 Sau-Wing Lam
from 1988 and in 1989 Current owner

Certificates & Documents

  • Letter: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1970)
  • Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1970)

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References

  • A Genealogy of the Amati Family of Violin Makers: 1500-1740, Daniel Draley, The Maecenas Press, Iowa City (illustrated)
  • Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mitteralter bis zur Gegenwart, Willibald Freiherr von Lütgendorff, Frankfurter Verlags-Anstalt, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)
  • Private Archives - 10842
  • Rare Violins in the Possession of Emil Herrmann: 1926-7, Emil Herrmann, Berlin (illustrated)
  • Sau-Wing Lam, Dietmar Machold (illustrated)
  • The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)

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