Francesco Emiliani, Rome, 1725
Violin: 44891
Bearing its original label printed: "Francescus de Emilianus fecit / Romae Anno Dni 1725."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl ascending from the joint
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of medium curl
Ribs: of medium curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
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Provenance
until 1943 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1943 | Miss Elisabeth Baker |
until 1969 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1969 | Bernard Lewis |
in 1984 | Sold by Sotheby's |
in 1987 | Sold by Sotheby's |
until 1994 | Machold Rare Violins, Ltd |
from 1994 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1993) X-430.
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1969)
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References
- Correspondence with owner, 5-23-2003
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
The Strad, November, 1969, London (illustrated)
- Private Papers
Roma & I Suoi Liutari (Rome & The Luthiers), Claude Lebet, English translation by Sophie Henderson, Rome (illustrated)
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 22, 1984, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 9, 1987, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)