Nicolò Amati, Cremona, c. 1684
Violin: 44915
Bearing its original label, "Nicolaus Amatus Hieronimi / Fil. Ac Antonij Nepos Fecit 1684."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of fainter figure
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Notes:
also dated 1684.W. E. Hill Business Records (1850 - 1990), W. E. Hill & Sons - Business Records (1850 - 1990)
Provenance
| until 1927 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1927 | George H. Kemp |
| until 1934 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1934 | Mrs. Hambury-Aggs |
| in 1988 | Sold by Christie's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: E. & P. Voigt (1953)- Certificate: E. & P. Voigt (1953)
Letter: E. & P. Voigt (1953)
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References
The Strad 1993 Calendar, Orpheus Publications, London (illustrated)- Christie's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 23, 1988, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons - Business Records (1850 - 1990)