Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1734, the 'Lord Amherst of Hackney'
Violin: 40544
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius faciebat Anno 1734."
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.7 cm
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Notes:
Instrument #80 in the South Kensington Exhibition of 1872.Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, Carl Engel, Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, London
"It is interesting to note that Lord amherst's father, William George Tyssen Daniel (afterwards Tyssen-Amhurst) married Mary, eldest daughter of Andrew Fountaine and thus the violin passed to Lord Amherst either through gift or inheritance within the family."
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 11, 1972, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 11, 1972, London, London
Provenance
| Sold by George Hart | |
| Andrew Fountaine | |
| Sold by Jacques Français | |
| in 1872 and until 1909 | Lord Amherst of Hackney |
| ... | ... |
| 1909-1910 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1910-1916 | Frederick Smith |
| in 1916 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1916 | Richard Bennett |
| until 1936 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1936-1945 | Fritz Kreisler |
| 1945-1946 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| ... | ... |
| in 1972 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1967)
Letter: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1958)- Letter: Alfred E. Hill, London (1936)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1936)
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References
- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
- Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, Carl Engel, South Kensington Museum, London
Violins & Violinists, November, 1946, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
Kreisler’s Violins, Cozio Carteggio feature, Tully Potter, 2017- Private Archives - 10746
- Private Archives - 10842
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 11, 1972, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 43 (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators, George Hart, Dulau & Co., London (illustrated)