Antonio & Girolamo Amati, Cremona, 1610, the 'ex-Galamian'
Violin: 48777
Labeled, "Antonius, & Hieronymus F. Amati, Cremonen., Andreae fil., F 1623."
Back: in one piece of quarter-cut maple with faint horizontal flame.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with narrow-width grain expanding towards the edges.
Scroll: of similar wood to the back.
Ribs: of similar wood to the back with stronger flame.
Varnish: of a golden brown colour.
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.0 cm
Middle bouts: 10.9 cm
Lower bouts: 19.8 cm
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Notes:
Dated 1633 by Doring.Harry Wahl, Finnish Collector of Violins, Baron Otto von Schulmann, Violins & Violinists, July-August, 1955, Chicago
Provenance
| Ivan Galamian | |
| until 1940 | Harry Wahl |
| until 2015 | Anonymous |
| in 2015 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2015 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2015) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1603 and 1610 respectively. Written report available for purchase upon request.
Letter: Ivan Galamian (1951)
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1942)
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References
Harry Wahl's Violins, Maija-Stiina Roine, Cozio Publishing, Boston (illustrated)- Violins & Violinists, July-August, 1955, Baron Otto von Schulmann, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
- The Emil Herrmann Collection - Part I, Andy Lim & Gregory Singer, Darling Publications, Cologne / New York (illustrated)