Girolamo Amati II, Cremona, 1705
Viola: 44226
Labeled, "Hieronymus Amatus Cremonen Nicolai figlius fecit 1705."
Back: Two-piece of small curl
Top: of pine of well-defined and rather open grain
Scroll: of less pronounced curl
Ribs: of less pronounced curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 43.9 cm
Upper bouts: 21.9 cm
Middle bouts: 13.8 cm
Lower bouts: 25.7 cm
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Provenance
| Ries family | |
| Royal College of Music, London | |
| in 1894 | Charles J. Wilson |
| until 1951 | Johannes Ollendorf |
| from 1951 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| until 1969 | Jacques Français |
| ... | ... |
| from 1969 and in 1999 | Current owner |
Known players
Toby Appel
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (2013) Mentions that the upper bouts have been reduced in size.
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References
- Cremona: An Account of the Italian Violin Maker & Their Instruments, Friedrich Niederheitmann, Robert Cocks & Co., London, 1894
The Strad, October, 1999, Philip J. Kass, Orpheus, London (illustrated)- The Strad, November, 1978, Margaret Campbell, London (illustrated)
- The History of the Viola, Volume II, Maurice W. Riley (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)