hey i have a 1600s geniuine amarti. It is in mint condition, with the original strung bow. Bow has original curve, it is in total mint condition. Violin bridge mute everything has been kept and unused. I have the details of previous owners and its genuinity thing inside the violin. I also have its original case, which appears to b a green crocodile case. This was made by nicolo amarti and is a full violin, i believe to be in one of his wider model grand amartis
Anyone have an idea what a violin like this is worth ? i have NO idea

thanks alot guys !

The chances of you having a real Amati and not knowing it are about the same as your chances of winning the lottery. If you really truly believe that`s what you have, then you need to seek out an internationally recognised specialist to appraise it - the violin is worth no more than the reputation of the appraiser.

Who is the appraisal certificate you have by, and what does it say? Has the certificate itself been inspected for genuineness as they can be forged?

Liz

The chances of having a genuine Amati are really really really really really small. Labels and papers are only as good as the paper they are written on. Most of the time they are meaningless. Only a current appraisal by a recognized authority will give you an opinion of what and how much. It`s still only an opinion. There were lots of good copyists around from Amati`s time until now. Some of the copies may be even better than the original,but they`re still copies. You can`t copy 400 years.