Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1731, the 'Heifetz, Piel'
Violin: 41561
Altered to read 1711.
Back: Two-piece of faint broad curl, showing various sap marks
Top: of well-defined and rather open grain
Ribs: of more pronounced figure
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
Provenance
| until 1876 | Merton |
| in 1876 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1876-1879 | J. C. C. McCaul |
| from 1879 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| until 1899 | Janson |
| Sold by John & Arthur Beare | |
| in 1899 | Sold by Hamma & Co. |
| from 1899 | Rudolph Piel |
| 1925-1950 | Jascha Heifetz |
| ... | ... |
| from 1950 and in 1959 | Current owner |
Known players
Jascha Heifetz
Certificates & Documents
Letter: Alfred E. Hill, London
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References
- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961
Violins & Violinists, January-February, 1951, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964
- Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
- The Strad, April, 1959, London (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 43 (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)