Instrument

  • ID: 6070
  • Type: violin
  • Maker: David Tecchler
  • Year built: 1694-1751*
  • City: Rome
  • Name:
 

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Label: "Hieronymus Amati Cremona fecit 1684"
Ribs: of similar but slightly fainter curl
Table: of fine grain
Body Length: 35.5 cm.
Back: Two-piece of narrow curl ascending from the joint
Scroll: of medium curl
Varnish: Golden-brown

Photos

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  • back

Iconography Index

Order Color photos (front & back): Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 22, 1980, London, Sotheby's, London, 1980.


Auctions

Auction Date Note Estimate Hammer Price
Sotheby's, London  May-22-1980    £10,000 - £15,000  For members only 

Including buyer's premium
Current record for maker and instrument type
Record at time of sale for maker and instrument type

Certificates

Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, October 7, 1945. Attributes the instrument to Hieronymus Amati.