Fine Italian Violin, Dom Nicolaus Amati, Bologna, c. 1740

Description:

Fine Italian Violin, Dom Nicolaus Amati, Bologna, c. 1740, bearing a facsimile label ...D.NICOLAUS AMATI, 1740..., length of back 350.5 mm.

Certificate: Christophe Landon, New York, November 26, 2012.
Estimate $80,000-100,000

D.Nicolaus Amati
Fecit Bononia Aput
SS.Cosma, et Damiani 1740
This instrument has been beautifully restored, and is in an excellent state of repairs.
The label is a facsimile label, but is identifying the maker correctly.
Top:
Has approximately 20 cracks, very nicely restored. Almost not visible.
That includes a soundpost & bass bar crack, which both of them have been re-inforced with an 50x25 mm oval patch.
The top edges have been doubled,
The lower block and four corner blocks have been replaced
The upper blocks has been repaired and strengthened.
At the right lower corner, there is a small repair of added wood on the lower rib and c-bout rib.
The peg box has restored cracks and partial peg box wall reinforcements.
351 mm Body length over the back
162 mm UB
112 mm. MB
199 mm LB
328 mm String length
196 mm F stop, (body mensur)
129 mm Neck mensur
Back:
Has two longer cracks, almost not visible.
One crack originates from the right side of the button, and extends to the middle of the c-bout.
The second back crack originates from the lower button area and ends in the middle of the c-bout.
The back has six very short cracks, less than an inch, all beginning from the outside.
There is a restored button repair.
Partial doubling in the upper and lower block/bout area.



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