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
Geigen und Geiger (1940), Franz Farga, Albert Mueller Verlag, Zurich, 1940 (illustrated)
