Vintage Hendrik Jacobs Violin circa 1690's

Description

Here is a hand made violin made by Hendrik Jacobs circa 1690's.
Without doubt the foundation of the supposition that Jacobs was a pupil of Nicolò Amati lies in the fact that many of Jacobs’ instruments imitated this maker with considerable exactness and that he employed wood closely resembling that used by the Cremonese.
Jacobs also had at his disposal a fine quality varnish usually red-brown in colour. Although his violins vary in size the majority of them are built more or less on the lines of the grand Amatis.
The example of Jacobs’ work, illustrated, is considered by many experts as one of the finest examples of this maker in existence. It is in a remarkably fine state of preservation, and has all the well-known characteristics of the maker, including the carefully inlaid whale-bone purfling. The principal dimensions are: Length 14 inches; Width, Upper Bouts, 6 9/16th inches.
Hendrik Jacobs worked from around 1687 until 1714 or possibly a little later. He was quite a prolific maker but many of his instruments still pass as the work of Amati or some other Italian makers.
Max Moller; The Violin -Makers of the Low Countries, Amsterdam 1955.
See illustrations page 75--81.
This violin has old repairs. The tuning pegs are not original and neither are the peg bots.
It has the exact measurements as attributed to Hendrik Jacobs violins and the same deep reddish brown color.
It has whalebone purfling and whale bone wrap design on the chin area of the body. You can see this in the photos.
On the internet you can see this same whale bone design on another Hendrik Jacobs violin. It's unmistakable.
Do your own research before buying. If you have any doubts please do not buy it.
Past auction records for these violins runs from 10,000 and up.
We are listing this one at a bargain price.