Girolamo Amati II, Cremona, c. 1700
Cello: 7778
Labeled, "Antonius & Hieronymus .... 1615."
Back: Two-piece
Scroll: later
Length of back: 74.3 cm
Provenance
| Luigi Mancini | |
| until 1889 | L. Lowenthal |
| 1889-1897 | Margaret Johnson |
| from 1897 | Charles J. Wilson |
| until 1941 | George Toscano |
| 1941-1946 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| 1946-1948 | Alexander Borisoff |
| 1948-2005 | Anonymous |
| until 2005 | Anonymous |
| in 2005 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2005 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1946) Signed by Rembert Wurlitzer, attributing the instrument to the Brothers Amati and stating that the head is original.
Letter: John & Arthur Beare, London- Letter: John & Arthur Beare, London
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References
Tarisio Auction House Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 5-12, 2005, Tarisio, Tarisio, New York (illustrated)- Violins & Violinists, July, 1942, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)