Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1722, the 'Rode'
Violin: 40244
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1722."
Back: One-piece of medium curl
Top: of fine grain in the center, opening slightly on the flanks
Scroll: of somewhat broader curl
Ribs: of somewhat broader curl
Varnish: Chestnut-brown
Length of back: 35.45 cm
Upper bouts: 16.75 cm
Middle bouts: 10.85 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
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Notes:
"The "Rode," although of this date (1722), and partaking of the same characteristics -- except in regard to its ornamentation -- is distinguished by a mature fullness and spontaneity of utterance somewhat wanting in the former."Antonio Stradivarius: His Life & Work, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), London
"This violin is illustrated in our work on the Life of Stradivari and is in our opinion the finest example of the inlaid specimens made by him."
Letter from A. Phillips Hill to Gerald Segelman
Provenance
| until 1740 | Marquis Vincenzo Carbonelli |
| from 1740 | Count Pomponio Spelimbergo |
| Nicolas Lupot | |
| Jacques Pierre Joseph Rode | |
| until 1836 | Duc D'Olbreuse |
| 1836-1873 | M. Norès |
| from 1873 | Gand & Bernardel, Freres |
| until 1890 | Charles Lamoureux |
| in 1890 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1890 | Charles James Oldham |
| until 1907 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1907 | Robert E. Brandt |
| until 1908 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1908 | W. M. Scott |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| Richard Bennett | |
| until 1945 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1945 | Major S. V. Shea-Simonds |
| Clarence S. Payne | |
| until 1954 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1954-1992 | Gerald Segelman |
| from 1992 | Segelman Trust |
| until 2014 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Dr. Micha Beuting, Hamburg (2005) Dating the youngest tree ring to 1713.
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1954) To Gerald Segelman, recounting the history of the instrument.
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1954)
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References
The Strad, May, 2005, David Schoenbaum, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari: l'estetica sublime, Maurizio Villa, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902 (illustrated)
- Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
- Beautiful Italian Violins, Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1963 (illustrated)
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)
- Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
- Letter from A. Phillips Hill to Gerald Segelman, May 10, 1954
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- Stradivari Pictures
- The Stradivari Legacy, Carlo Chiesa & Duane Rosengard, Peter Biddulph, London (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)