Don Nicola Marchioni 'Don Nicolo Amati', Bologna, date unknown
Violin: 44837
Labeled, "Dom Nicolas Amati fecit Bononiae 178*."
Back: Two-piece cut on the slab of fain horizontal medium curl
Top: of fine grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: cut on the slab of faint medium curl
Ribs: cut on the quarter of faint medium curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Provenance
in 1965 | Elie Benjamin |
... | ... |
in 1985 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1988) #2881.
Certificate: Étienne Vatelot, Paris (1965)
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References
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 3, 1985, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
The Emil Herrmann Collection - Part I, Andy Lim & Gregory Singer, Darling Publications, Cologne / New York (illustrated)
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)