Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1736, the 'Spencer Dyke'
Violin: 41980
Labeled, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis/Faciebat Anno 1736."
Back: One-piece of pear wood, slab-cut
Scroll: not original
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 10.75 cm
Lower bouts: 20.45 cm
There is 1 additional image in the archive which is not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.
Provenance
| until 1913 | John & Arthur Beare |
| from 1913 | Spencer Dyke |
| from 1946 | A. Fried |
| until 1986 | Rabinovitz |
| in 1986 | Sold by Jacques Français |
| 1986-2003 | Dr Herbert R. Axelrod |
| 2003-2007 | New Jersey Symphony Orchestra |
| from 2007 | Anonymous |
| from 2014 | Anonymous |
| in 2022 |
Known players
Chantal Juillet, Johan Dalene, Peter Winograd, Rafail Sobelevski, Spencer Dyke
Certificates & Documents
- Insurance valuation: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2002) Values the instrument at $2.6 million.
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1986) #2673.- Bill of sale: John & Arthur Beare, London (1914)
- Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1913)
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References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- Evelyn & Herbert Axelrod Stringed Instrument Collection, Herbert Axelrod (illustrated)
- https://www.johandalene.com/?about
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra- New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Collection brochure from Violin Advisor, LLC, April, 2007
- New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Report of the Trustee Review Panel concerning the Golden Age Collection, December 16, 2004
- 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)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)