Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1735, the 'Lamoureux, Zimbalist'
Violin: 40546
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
Reported stolen on Aug 16, 1962
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Notes:
Emil Herrmann notes: "absolut erstklassig und tad. echt. . . Sehr brilliant . .. im Ton. . ."The Jacques Francais Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Washington, DC
The Lamoureux-Zimbalist Antonio Stradivari violin made in 1735 belonged to violinist David Sarser before it was stolen from his New York studio in 1962. Sarser was a violinist in the NBC Symphony under Arturo Toscanini during the 1950s and also an innovative audio engineer and electronics designer. Sarser was advised that his violin was spirited off to Japan, but he was never able to determine its whereabouts.He stated of his violin, ‘I have no desire to play any other instrument. It became part of me, and I became part of it.’ - Carla Shapreau
Provenance
| Marquis de Louvencourt | |
| in 1870 and until 1890 | Charles Lamoureux |
| ... | ... |
| 1890-1917 | Becker |
| from 1917 | Caressa & Français |
| from 1922 | Maucotel & Deschamps |
| until 1923 | Hamma & Co. |
| 1923-1924 | Dr. Hans Kühne |
| in 1924 | Sold by Hamma & Co. |
| 1924-1925 | Dr. Steiner-Schweitzer |
| in 1925 | Sold by Erich Lachmann |
| in 1925 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| 1925-1948 | Efrem Zimbalist |
| 1948-1962 | David Sarser |
| from 1962 | Reported stolen |
Known players
David Sarser, Efrem Zimbalist
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, OH
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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
- Correspondence with David Sarser, June, 2005
Dictionnaire des Luthiers, vol. 2, Henri Poidras, Imprimierie de la Vicomté, Rouen (illustrated)- Die Kunst des Geigenbaues (1997), Otto Möckel, Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Berlin, 1997 (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Violins & Violinists, January, 1943, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)
- Meisterwerke Italienischer Geigenbaukunst, Fridolin Hamma, Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10746
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 43 (illustrated)
- The Stradivari Memorial (1977), William Dana Orcutt, Da Capo Press, New York (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)