A rare and early example known as the 'Back'
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis, faciebat anno 1669."
Read Carlo Chiesa and Jason Price's Carteggio feature on this violin.
LOB: 35.2 cm
Provenance
| - | Cecil Marsland Gann |
| - | P. H. Doe |
| - | Joan Doc-Girandou |
| in 1957 | M. Back |
| until 1958 | Chardon & Fils |
| from 1958 | Jean Michel |
| in 2000 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| from 2000 | Dr David Josefowitz |
References
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XVIII, No. 2, Henri Grissino-Mayer, Paul Sheppard & Malcolm Cleaveland, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY
- I Capolavori Cremonesi della Royal Academy of Music, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
- Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making, David Rattray, Outline Press, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 14, 2000, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Stradivari Varnish: Scientific Analysis of his Finishing Technique on Selected Instruments, Brigitte Brandmair & Stefan-Peter Greiner (illustrated)
- The Strad 2001 Calendar, Orpheus Publications, London (illustrated)
- The Strad, May, 1957, London
Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, London (Mar 27 2023)- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (Mar 27 2023) Dendrochronological tests did not identify a date for the latest ring of the table but revealed a same tree-match with the 1666 ‘Sachs’ Stradivari violin and with a composite violin, the front by Stradivari and dating from c. 1670-80. Printed letter available for purchase upon request.
- Certificate: Peter Biddulph, London (Mar 6 2023)
- Certificate: Chardon & Fils, Paris (Apr 19 1961)
- Certificate: Chardon & Fils, Paris (Oct 15 1958)
Ending on Mar 27 at
1:50 PM London / 2:50 PM Berlin / 8:50 AM New York(3d 9h 16m remaining)
Estimate:
£1,000,000–1,500,000
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