Lot Essay
Certificate: William E. Hill and Sons, London, October 7, 1959, with photographs attached, sold with original correspondence, bill of sale and bank draft between W.E. Hill and Sons and the purchaser
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BY NICOLO AMATI, CIRCA 1643
Details
a fine and important cremonese violin
By Nicolo Amati, circa 1643
Labelled Nicolaus Amatus Cremonen. Hieronymi/Fil. ac Antonii Nepos fecit. 1643, the two-piece back of strong medium curl, the ribs and scroll similar, the top of fine to medium grain, the varnish of an orange-gold color, the length of back 13 13/16in (351mm), stamped at the end of the fingerboard V144, with case (3)
By Nicolo Amati, circa 1643
Labelled Nicolaus Amatus Cremonen. Hieronymi/Fil. ac Antonii Nepos fecit. 1643, the two-piece back of strong medium curl, the ribs and scroll similar, the top of fine to medium grain, the varnish of an orange-gold color, the length of back 13 13/16in (351mm), stamped at the end of the fingerboard V144, with case (3)