Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1720, the 'Gillott'
Small Violin: 41418
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1720 AS."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl descending slightly from the joint
Top: of fine grain
Scroll: Carved shield in place of scroll
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 26.7 cm
Upper bouts: 12.7 cm
Lower bouts: 15.2 cm
Notes:
A 1/4-size violin. Peg-box terminates in a shield instead of the usual scroll.Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, William Henley, Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, Sussex
Instrument #181 at the South Kensington Special Exhibition of 1872.
Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, Carl Engel, Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, London
Instrument #1083 at the Special Loan Exhibition at Fishmongers Hall, London in 1904.
1904 Loan Exhibition at Fishmonger's Hall, Catalog for the Special Loan Exhibition of Musical Instruments, Manuscripts, Portraits and other Mementos, Fishmonger's Hall, London
Provenance
| until 1848 | Luigi Tarisio |
| from 1848 | John Hart |
| until 1872 | Joseph Gillott |
| in 1872 | Sold by Christie's |
| 1872-1883 | George A. Chanot |
| from 1883 | George Adolph Chanot |
| until 1895 | W. W. Boreham |
| in 1895 | Sold by Puttick & Simpson |
| ... | ... |
| in 1904 | Mrs Chapman |
| until 1942 | J. G. Chapman |
| 1942-1946 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| ... | ... |
| in 1983 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| from 1983 | Hans Schambach |
| in 1985 | Schambach-Kaston Collection, Yale University |
| until 1999 | Suntory Limited |
| from 1999 | Osaka College of Music |
Certificates & Documents
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1983)
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References
- Catalog for the Special Loan Exhibition of Musical Instruments, Manuscripts, Portraits and other Mementos, Fishmonger's Hall, London
- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961
Capolavori di Antonio Stradivari, Charles Beare, Arnoldo Mondadori S.p.A., Milan (illustrated)- Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, Carl Engel, South Kensington Museum, London
- Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
Joseph Gillott, Cozio Carteggio feature, John Dilworth, Feb 2020- Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 7, 1983, Part I, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- The Schambach-Kaston Collection of Musical Instruments, Richard T. Rephann, Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments, New Haven (illustrated)