Nicolò Amati, Cremona, 1682
Violin: 44114
Bearing its original label, "Nicholas Amatus, Cremonen Hieronymi Fil, ac Antonij Nepos fecit 1682."
Back: One-piece cut on the slab
Top: of pine of even grain
Ribs: of medium curl cut on the quarter
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
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Provenance
| until 1899 | M. Cauche |
| from 1900 | Lord Howard |
| in 1908 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1908 - c. 1931 | Henry C. Ash |
| ... | ... |
| in 1975 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| 1975 - 2016 | Jean Frère |
| until 2016 | Anonymous |
| in 2016 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| in 2016 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2016 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1908) ". . . is one of the finest examples of Nicolo Amati known to us."- Receipt: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1908)
Letter: Arthur F. Hill, London (1908) "… the finest of all the large grand pattern … certainly one of the world's great violins."
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References
Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 8, 1975, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)