Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, c. 1670, the 'Tullaye'
Violin: 1951
Labeled, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1669."
Back: One piece cut on the slab, marked by a small curl and with four knots down the center
Top: Of open grain
Scroll: Plain
Ribs: Of wood similar to back but with more pronounced curl
Varnish: Brownish yellow
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.1 cm
Middle bouts: 10.6 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
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Notes:
"The first recorded owner of the 'Tullaye' was the Vicomtesse de la Tullaye. We are aware that a Monsieur le Boulet of Versailles sold the violin to the distinguished dealers William Ebsworth Hill & Sons in 1897 but we are not certain as to when he himself came to own it." – Alessandra BarabaschiAntonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Cologne
Provenance
| Vicomtesse de la Tullaye | |
| Graham | |
| until 1897 | Le Boulet |
| 1897-1898 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1898-1907 | Sir Michael B. Nairn |
| until 1946 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1946 | Clarence S. Payne |
| in 1984 | J. & A. Beare and Bein & Fushi |
| in 1984 | Otto Armin |
| from 1984 | Landeskreditbank Baden Württemburg |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London- Certificate: Hieronymus Köstler, Stuttgart
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References
- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- Capolavori di Antonio Stradivari, Charles Beare, Arnoldo Mondadori S.p.A., Milan (illustrated)
- Die L-Bank Instrumentensammlung, Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)