Nicolò Amati, Cremona, 1656
Violin: 43601
Labeled, "Nicolaus Amatus Cremonen Hieronymi Fil: ac Antoni nepos fecit 1656."
Back: One-piece of horizontal medium curl, with two wings on the lower bouts
Top: of medium curl in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: plain, cut on the slab
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Provenance
| in 1979 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| until 1980 | Jacques Français |
| from 1980 | Dr David Josefowitz |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1980) #2212.- Certificate: Albert Caressa, Paris (1938)
- Certificate: Albert Caressa, Paris (1934)
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1980) #2212.Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 3, 1979, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)- Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 17, 1977, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 3, 1979, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
