Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1684, the 'Lord Elphinstone, Veerman'
Violin: 44860
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1684."
Back: Two-piece of faint small curl
Top: of even fine grain
Scroll: of medium curl
Ribs: cut on the slab
Varnish: golden
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.75 cm
Middle bouts: 10.9 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
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Notes:
A lawsuit was held over the scroll, which had been removed by the French violin-maker Chanot and sold for 60 pounds. Chanot lost the suit and was forced to re-unite the original scroll with the instrument.Correspondence with Philip Greenberg
"In Mr. Andreas Post's opinion, the scroll, which shows medium flaming, is of the Golden Period probably dating to 1716." – Alessandra Barabaschi
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Cologne
Provenance
| Sold by George Hart | |
| L. Veerman | |
| Sold by David Laurie | |
| J. G. Chapman | |
| George A. Chanot | |
| until 1873 | Sir Howard Elphinstone |
| in 1873 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| until 1882 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1882 | Aloys Kettenus |
| in 1898 | James Watts |
| ... | ... |
| in 1904 | Shelley Tar |
| until 1946 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1946 | Charles Norman |
| until 1953 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1953-1984 | Lionel Bentley |
| in 1984 | Sold by Christie's |
| ... | ... |
| from 1984 and in 2005 | Philip Greenberg |
| ... | ... |
| in 2016 | Current owner |
Known players
J. Winkler, Lionel Bentley, Tamás Kocsis
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1953)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1953) Traces the history of the instrument back to Sir Howard Elphinstone, who sold the instrument in 1873 to W. E. Hill.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1882)
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References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- Christie's Fine Musical Instruments and Printed Music Auction Catalog, April 4, 1984, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
- Christie's Important Musical Instruments and Printed Music Auction Catalog, June 20, 1984, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
- Correspondence with Philip Greenberg, March, 2005
- Lionel Bentley: a profile
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)