Girolamo Amati II, Cremona, 1686, the 'Pearl, Rising Sun'
Violin: 44347
Labeled, "Hieronymus Amatus Cremonem. Nicolai Figlius Fecti, 1686."
Back: Two-piece
Scroll: with a pearl embedded in the on each side of the scroll
Length of back: 35.6 cm
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Notes:
It is said to have been King Charles's favorite violin. The name comes because of the pearl star in each side of the scroll.Henry Hottinger Collection
Provenance
| King Charles IV of Spain | |
| until 1965 | Henry Hottinger |
| from 1965 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1968 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY
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References
Henry Hottinger Collection (illustrated)- Violins & Violinists, January, 1943, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XII, No. 1, Philip J. Kass, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)