Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, c. 1680, the 'Saville'


Violin: 40730

Bearing its original label.

Back: One-piece slab cut with small flame

Top: One-piece, of fairl open grain on the treble side, and quite coars on the bass

Scroll: plainer

Ribs: similar to back

Varnish: Light golden brown

Length of back: 35.6 cm

Upper bouts: 17.2 cm

Lower bouts: 21 cm

There are 2 additional images in the archive which are not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.


Notes:

Dated 1689.

Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments, Charles-Eugène Gand, Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments (Facsimile of Gand's notes from 1870-91), Spa

Provenance

until 1852 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume
from 1852 Monsieur Dubray
1899-1900 W. E. Hill & Sons
1900-1907 Captain Saville
1907-1908 W. E. Hill & Sons
1908-1910 I. G. Schröter
1910-1912 Emil Herrmann, Berlin
from 1912 Current owner

Certificates & Documents

  • Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1912)
  • Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1908) "A fine and characteristic example of the maker's early period in a very perfect state."

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References

  • How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
  • Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments (Facsimile of Gand's notes from 1870-91), Charles-Eugène Gand, Les Amis de la Musique, Spa
  • 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)

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