Johann Gottfried Hamm — or not so much?

[GranaryTree]

I was under the impression that this was just a trade fiddle I had laying around but the rather eccentric arching has me a little suspicious. (It’s very steep although it doesn’t look like it in the pictures to me for some reason). What say ye? Could it be a later maker from the region attempting a copy perhaps? Or a composite or something? If it’s original it’s a pretty lazy effort for him, and while I’m not holding out much hope I do see some vague similarities to his work around the date on the label (1785). Also the varnish is doing a weird cellophane thing on the left—???

In any case I was hoping to check on its ballpark value and provenance before putting it up for trade. Any guesses as to going price and origin would be helpful. Thanks as always!

(PS Apologies for the disarranged pictures.)

[jacobsaunders]

Your fiddle is a product of the Markneukirchen cottage industry from the later 19^th C, with an apocryphal label. As a contrast, I posted a real Hamm recently here

https://maestronet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/351068-johann-gottlob-heberlein-1845-with-ivory-edges/&do=findComment&comment=963913

 

[GranaryTree]

7 hours ago, jacobsaunders said:

Your fiddle is a product of the Markneukirchen cottage industry from the later 19^th C, with an apocryphal label. As a contrast, I posted a real Hamm recently here

https://maestronet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/351068-johann-gottlob-heberlein-1845-with-ivory-edges/&do=findComment&comment=963913

 

Gorgeous! Thanks Jacob.