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Hendrik Jacobs (b Amterdam, 1630; d 1699) A bass viola da gamba Amsterdam, crica 1675
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Description
- Hendrik Jacobs
- A bass viola da gamba
- Amsterdam
the two-piece back of medium curl ascending from the joint, the ribs of similar curl, the table of fine to medium grain, with flame soundholes and an inset pierced and carved circular rose beneath the fingerboard, the pegbox carved on the sides with scrollwork, on the back with foliage and surmounted by a female head, the varnish of a golden-brown colour
Literature
Sold with a dendrochronology report by John C. Topham dated 15th April 2004 giving the date for the youngest ring on the bass side as 1663 and for the treble side 1667. A similar example is in the Gemeentemeuseum in The Hague (Museum No. EC574-1933)
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