Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1683, the 'de Ahna, Amatise'
Violin: 40146
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1683."
Back: One-piece cut on the slab
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of medium curl
Ribs: of narrow slightly irregular curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.9 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.75 cm
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Notes:
Unfortunately, all documents concerning this instrument were lost in the Second World War.Mostra di Antonio Stradivari, Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Cremona
Valued informally at $1 million by 'Expert X,' who questioned the authenticity of the scroll. Valued informally at $1.1 to $1.6 million by Adam Crane, who also questioned the scroll.
"It has sometimes been called 'Amatise' because of its evident relationship with the work of Nicolò Amati... and it is also known as 'de Ahna' because it was played by the Austrian violinist Heinrich de Ahna (1833–1892, second violin in the renowned Joachim Quartet." – 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
| in 1890 | Sold by Richard Weichold |
| from 1890 | Mrs. Schuler |
| Dr. A. Bilfinger | |
| until 1962 | Hamma & Co. |
| from 1962 | Dr. Theodore Kaser |
| Cho-Ming Sin | |
| until 1996 | Saschko Gawriloff |
| 1996-1998 | Machold Rare Violins, Ltd |
| 1998-2003 | Dr Herbert R. Axelrod |
| 2003-2007 | Current owner |
Known players
Heinrich Carl de Ahna, Matthew Trusler, Saschko Gawriloff, Willy Burmester
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1998) “It is original in all its essential parts like table, back, ribs and scroll.”- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1962)
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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)
- Antonius Stradivarius, Cremona 1683, Ex-De Ahna, Amati, New York (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona (illustrated)
- 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
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)