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)