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Possibly the earliest known violin by Stradivari. The instrument was last sold by J & A Beare. One of a few instruments that has a connection between Stradivarius and Nicola Amati, with whom Stradivarius may have worked as an apprentice. The violin includes the label Alumnus Nicolais Amati. [1] ex-Sachs: c. 1666 Madame Sachs
It is the only violin from Stradivari’s golden period [1] known to have been owned and played by the violinist Niccolò Paganini. [2] [3] When sold at a Sotheby's auction in London in November 2001 it achieved one of the highest prices ever paid for a violin at auction, [4] and became the most expensive instrument in Europe. [5]
Antonio Stradivari, by Edgar Bundy, 1893: a romanticized image of a craftsman-hero. A Stradivarius is one of the string instruments, such as violins, violas, cellos, and guitars, crafted by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari (Latin: Antonius Stradivarius), in Cremona, Italy, during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
The oldest confirmed surviving violin, dated inside, is the "Charles IX" by Andrea Amati, made in Cremona in 1564, but the label is very doubtful. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has an Amati violin that may be even older, possibly dating to 1558 but just like the Charles IX the date is unconfirmed. [ 22 ]
On 2 April 2007, Christie's sold a Stradivari violin, the 1729 Solomon, Ex-Lambert, for more than $2.7 million to an anonymous bidder in the auction house's fine musical instruments sale. Its price, US$2,728,000 including Christie's commission, far outdid its estimated value: $1 million to $1.5 million. [ 66 ]
The violin proved very popular, both among street musicians and the nobility; the French king Charles IX ordered Andrea Amati to construct 24 violins for him in 1560. [19] One of these "noble" instruments, the Charles IX, is the oldest surviving violin.
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Often considered the most eminent violin maker of the family, [3] [4] he improved the model adopted by the rest of the Amatis and produced instruments capable of yielding greater power of tone. [5] His pattern was unusually small, but he also made a wider model now known as the "Grand Amati", which have become his most sought-after violins.