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
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
| in 1922 | L. Réthi |
| Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York | |
| in 1927 | Albert H. Wallace |
| Cho-Ming 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)
- 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)