Nicolò Amati, Cremona, 1650
Violin: 43121
Bearing its original label, "Nicolaus Amatus Cremonen Hieronymi Fil. ac Antonij Nepos Fecit 1650."
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 17 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 21 cm
Provenance
| Sold by Hamma & Co. | |
| Gand & Bernardel, Freres | |
| Gwendolyn Perry | |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| until 1930 | Richard Bennett |
| from 1930 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1947 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London ". . . we consider it to be in every respect, a fine example of the maker."
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References
The Strad, April, 1947, London (illustrated)- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)