Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, the 'Servais, Chimay'
Cello: 40273
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1701."
Back: Two-piece of narrow curl
Top: of medium pronounced grain
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-red
Length of back: 78.5 cm
Upper bouts: 34.5 cm
Middle bouts: 23.35 cm
Lower bouts: 44.35 cm
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Notes:
"The only example which combines the grandeur of the pre-1700 instruments with the more masculine build of the master's earlier years."Antonio Stradivarius: His Life & Work, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), London
"The f-holes are particularly interesting because, aside from being well-executed, they retain traces of the master's drawings in their interior. Lines of ink, compass arcs and the corresponding prick marks allow us to analyse the development of these soundholes."
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Cologne
Provenance
| Prince Nicholas Yusupov | |
| until 1837 | Jean-Marie Raoul |
| 1837-1841 | Raoul family |
| from 1841 | Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume |
| in 1857 and until 1866 | Adrien-Francois Servais |
| ... | ... |
| 1866-1885 | Joseph Serais |
| 1885-1893 | Auguste Couteaux |
| 1893-1895 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1895-1913 | Victor Antoine Charles de Riquet (Duc de Caraman-Chimay) |
| ... | ... |
| in 1919 | Sold by Caressa & Français |
| in 1919 | Jean Louis Courvoisier |
| in 1919 | Sold by Caressa & Français |
| 1919-1928 | Ferdinand Pollain |
| from 1928 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1929 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| 1929-1981 | Charlotte V. Bergen |
| from 1981 | Smithsonian Institution Museum |
Known players
Adrien-Francois Servais, Anner Bylsma
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY
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References
The Strad, December, 1987, Roger Hargrave, London (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
- Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. IX, No. 2, Gary Sturm, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- The Strad, September, 2004, Jerome Carrington, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
Luthier's Corner | Just another WordPress site- The Strad, June, 2000, John Dilworth, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
- The Strad, December, 1987, London (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10072
- Stradivari Pictures
- The Classic Bowed Stringed Instruments from the Smithsonian Institution, Gakken Co., Tokyo (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- Violons, Vuillaume, Rémy Campos, Musée de la Musique, Paris (illustrated)
- We Love Stradivari, NHK (illustrated)