Nicolò Amati, Cremona, 1680
Violin: 44148
Labeled, "Nicolaus Amatus Cremonen. Hieronymi Fil. as Antonij Nepos fecit 1680."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl ascending from the joint
Top: of medium grain in the center, opening out towardsthe flanks
Scroll: of faint medium curl
Ribs: of curl similar to back
Varnish: Golden
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Provenance
| until 1959 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1959 | Morrison Dunbar |
| in 1985 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1959)
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- The Strad, December, 1996, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, Part I, November 14, 1985, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, Part II, November 14, 1985, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)