Dutch Violin, Pieter Rombouts, Amsterdam, c. 1712

Description:

Dutch Violin, Pieter Rombouts, Amsterdam, c. 1712, labeled HENDRIK JACOBES / Me fecit in Amsterdam / 1712, length of back 355 mm, with case and gold-mounted violin bow.
Estimate $10,000-15,000

Repairs to head, repair to button, crack in back near button, soundpost crack in back, rib cracks, glued belly cracks.


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