Hendrik Jacobs
Highest auction price
£29,378
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.6 cm Amsterdam, 1694 | Sat 1st October 2011 | £13,750 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Amsterdam, 1690 c. | Tue 1st March 2011 | £18,750 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Amsterdam, 1693 [Ascribed to & probably by] | Thu 1st April 2010 | £18,854 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Amsterdam, 1695 c. | Wed 1st October 2008 | £10,272 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Amsterdam, 1680 c. [Probably by] | Tue 1st April 2008 | £29,378 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Amsterdam, 1699 | Wed 1st November 2006 | £14,400 |
| Violin | 1700 c. | Thu 1st May 2003 | £8,750 |
| Violin | 169- | Tue 1st June 1999 | £9,430 |
| Violin | 1690 | Sat 1st May 1999 | £7,035 |
| Violin | 1710 | Mon 1st March 1999 | £14,950 |
| Violin | 1690 | Sun 1st November 1998 | £17,250 |
| Violin | 1700 c. | Wed 1st April 1998 | £18,400 |
| Violin | 1702 | Wed 1st November 1995 | £10,350 |
| Violin | 1714 | Fri 1st June 1990 | £8,580 |
| Cello | 1690 c. | Tue 1st November 1988 | £9,900 |
| Violin | 1690 c. | Sat 1st March 1986 | £4,620 |
| Violin | 1692 | Thu 1st December 1983 | £3,080 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
JACOBS, Hendrik Born circa. 1629, died 1704 Amsterdam Netherlands. Thought to have shared his early training with Cornelius Kleynman under Kleynman’s step-father Francis Lupo. Up to c.1670 his work is extraordinarily Amatisé, and throughout his life is extremely refined and skilful. After this preliminary period the instruments become more original in form and method. They are generally slightly over-sized, with darker coloured red-brown varnish, and use quite broad whalebone purfling. After 1685 the hand of his stepson, pupil, and successor Pieter Rombouts becomes increasingly dominant. The signs of this are even broader whalebone purfling and soundholes with extended curving lower wings imitated from Stainer, whose work was becoming increasingly popular. Jacob’s own scrolls are perhaps a little weak in character but well cut, while Rombouts pursued the Stainer manner with a prolonged last turn around the eye. Last works carry a particularly thick rich red varnish of Venetian quality. Most of the cellos attributed to Jacobs are probably the work of Rombouts in this period. Rombouts seems to have used the Jacobs label for up to ten years after his master’s death. Hendrik Jacobs me fecit / in Amsterdam, 1690
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