Antonio & Girolamo Amati, Cremona, 1606
Small Violin: 44754
Bearing its original label, "Antonius, & Hieronymus Fr. Amati / Cremonen Andreae fil. F 1606."
Back: One-piece cut on the slab
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: almost plain
Ribs: cut on the quarter, of medium curl
Varnish: Light orange-brown
Length of back: 34.3 cm
Notes:
"However, its small size of 13-1/2 inches did not deter a Washington dealer from acquiring it for $11,000."The New York Musical Instruments Scene June, 1979, Albert Mell, Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. V, No. 1, Flushing, NY
Provenance
| in 1979 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Hug & Co., Zurich (1938)
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References
Geigen und Geiger (1940), Franz Farga, Albert Mueller Verlag, Zurich, 1940 (illustrated)- Sotheby Parke Bernet Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 26, 1979, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. V, No. 1, Albert Mell, The Violin Society of America, Flushing, NY