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)
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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)