Girolamo Amati II, Cremona, 1693
Violin: 45731
Labeled, "Hieronymus Amatus Cremonen. Nicolai Figlius Fecit 1693."
Back: Two-piece of medium to narrow curl ascending slightly from left to right, with original wings in the lower bouts
Scroll: almost plain
Ribs: of curl similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown on a golden ground
Length of back: 35.2 cm
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Provenance
| until 1940 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1940 | W. H. Tibbalds & Son |
| until 1949 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1949 | J. Cooper |
| until 1950 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1950 | Crofton Dalzell |
| until 1959 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1959 | Dr. Paul Leimdörfer |
| until 1961 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1961 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Henry Werro, Bern (1969)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1964)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1950)
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References
Die Kunst des Geigenbaues (1997), Otto Möckel, Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Berlin, 1997 (illustrated)- Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 22-23, 1989, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)