Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, c. 1730, the 'Pawle, Ben Venuto'
Cello: 41556
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1720."
Back: Two-piece of horizontal medium to narrow curl in the center, becoming fainter towards the flanks
Top: Very fine grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: Plainer wood
Ribs: Medium to narrow curl
Varnish: Reddish-brown
Length of back: 74.4 cm
Upper bouts: 32.1 cm
Middle bouts: 20.9 cm
Lower bouts: 41.4 cm
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Notes:
"The present instrument retains the original proportions, a fact remarked upon in Hill (Antonio Stradivari His Life and Work, p. 143), where it is further recalled that Laurie was responsible for altering the date on the label from 1730 to 1720."Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, Part II, November 14, 1985, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, Part II, November 14, 1985, London, London
Instrument #187 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
"The 'Pawle' is one of seven known cellos made by Stradivari around 1730 on the 'forma B piccola' model, a narrower version of the previously used 'forma B'. . . The patterns for this model bear inscriptions which are likely in the handwriting of Francesco, so it is logical to presume that he was responsible for the new design. One cas also see the participation of Francesco in the construction of the 'Pawle'. . ."
Cremona 1730-1750: the Olympus of Violin Making, Christopher Reuning, editor, Cremona 1730-1750: the Olympus of Violin Making, Cremona
Provenance
| Luigi Tarisio | |
| Marie Roemat-Rosanoff | |
| David Johnson | |
| Sold by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume | |
| until 1866 | Honorable Mr. Greaves |
| until 1867 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1867-1877 | Frederick Pawle |
| 1877-1878 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1878-1880 | Edward Hennell |
| in 1879 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1879-1882 | Caspar Gottlieb Meier |
| from 1882 | Gand & Bernardel, Freres |
| until 1885 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1885-1890 | Baron Johann Knoop |
| from 1890 | Captain H. S. Murray |
| until 1900 | Hugo Becker |
| ... | ... |
| 1908-1932 | H. B. Merton |
| 1932-1937 | Mertons |
| in 1937 | Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York |
| from 1937 | Mrs. James W. Fesler |
| 1975-1985 | Paul Olefsky |
| from 1985 | Bernard Goldblatt |
| in 1990 | Sold by Bein & Fushi, Inc |
| from 1990 | Chi-Mei Culture Foundation |
Known players
Marie Roemat-Rosanoff, Reiner Hochmuth
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Bein & Fushi, Inc, Chicago, IL (1991)- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1937)
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References
Antonio Stradivari - Catalogue of the 2008 Exhibit in Montpelier, Peter Biddulph, Frédéric Chaudière & John Dilworth, Musée Fabre / Actes Sud, Montpelier (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
- Bein & Fushi 1992 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)
- Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, Carl Engel, South Kensington Museum, London
- Cremona 1730-1750: the Olympus of Violin Making, Christopher Reuning, editor, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
- Violins & Violinists, December, 1942, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- The Strad, December, 1987, John Dilworth, London (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10072
Reiner Hochmuth Biography- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, Part II, November 14, 1985, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- The Chi-Mei Collection of Fine Violins, Jen-wu Chen, Chi-Mei Culture Foundation (illustrated)
- The Legend of Italian Violins: Brescian and Cremonese Violin Makers 1550-1950, Dai Ting Chung, Wen-Lo Shi (illustrated)
- The Strad 2007 Calendar, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (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)
- The ‘Pawle, Ben Venuto’ Stradivari cello, c. 1730, Cozio Carteggio feature, Alessandra Barabaschi (illustrated)