Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1699, the 'Crespi'

Violin: 41279

FIT TO SCREEN FULL SIZE

Back: Two-piece

Top: of pine of fine grain opening out at the flanks

Varnish: Golden

Length of back: 35.75 cm

Upper bouts: 16.03 cm

Middle bouts: 10.8 cm

Lower bouts: 19.95 cm

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Provenance

	Valentine Crespi
	R. D. Waddell
until 1872	Joseph Gillott
in 1872	Sold by Christie's
from 1872	Charles Kelvey
until 1947	W. E. Hill & Sons
from 1947	Henry Werro
from 1960 and in 2013	Anonymous
in 2000	Royal Academy of Music, London
until 2014	Anonymous
in 2014	Sold by Tarisio Private Sales
from 2014	Current owner

Nazrin Rashidova, Rachel Podger, Rafael Todes

Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey (2000) Dating the youngest tree ring to 1679.
Letter: Pierre Vidoudez, Geneva (1960)
Certificate: Henry Werro, Bern (1947)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1947)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1947)

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Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961 (illustrated)
I Capolavori Cremonesi della Royal Academy of Music, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
Joseph Gillott, Cozio Carteggio feature, John Dilworth, Feb 2020
Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making, David Rattray, Outline Press, London (illustrated)
Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona (illustrated)
Museum & Collections - What’s on - Royal Academy of Music
Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
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