1623 - Violin

The belly is of spruce of medium grain, attributed to luthier Antonio Gragnani (1740—1794) and probably made in 1770. The back is two-piece of maple of small curl, almost horizontal. The ribs are of medium and pronounced curl. The scroll is of plain maple. The varnish is golden-brown.

 

  • 1623, Cremona
  • Antonius & Hieronymus Fr. Amati / Cremonen Andrea fil F. 1623
  • 35.3 cm
  • W. E. Hill & Sons, London, October 4, 1918 (States that the label is original)
  • Phillip's 1990; Christie's 2000
creato:giovedì 14 marzo 2013
modificato:giovedì 23 marzo 2017