Nicolò Amati, Cremona, 1675
Violin: 44206
Bearing its original label, "Nicolaus Amatus Cremonen. Hieronymi / Fil. ac Antonij Nepos Fecit 1675."
Back: Two-piece of irregular small curl
Top: of pine of fine grain at the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: almost plain
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
Provenance
| until 1978 | Dr. J. S. Kanzel |
| in 1978 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1953)
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References
Sotheby Parke Bernet Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 11, 1978, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)