Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1702, the 'Brodsky'
Violin: 41460
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.65 cm
Provenance
| Adolf Brodsky | |
| Sold by Hamma & Co. | |
| until 1928 | E. Bernhard |
| 1928-1940 | Harry Wahl |
| until 1947 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1947-1956 | Alexander Schneider |
| 1956-2005 | Isidore Cohen |
| from 2006 | Current owner |
Known players
Kirill Troussov
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1947)- Certificate: W. H. Hammig & Co., Berlin (1928) Hammig Certificate No. 633
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References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- Correspondence with Paul Hayday of Sotheby's, April, 2011
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Harry Wahl's Violins, Maija-Stiina Roine, Cozio Publishing, Boston (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- 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)