Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1711, the 'Healy, Grand'
Violin: 40487
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1711."
Back: One-piece of broad curl ascending from left to right
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of medium grain
Ribs: of narrower curl
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Provenance
| until 1882 | George Hart |
| 1882-1893 | Royal De Forest Hawley |
| 1893-1896 | Laura W. Hawley |
| 1896-1902 | Ralph M. Granger |
| from 1902 and in 1903 | Lyon & Healy |
| in 1904 | Archibald Mitchell |
| ... | ... |
| from 1915 | John McCormack |
| from 1918 and in 1925 | George F. Pettinos |
| ... | ... |
| in 1969 | Sold by Helmuth A. Keller |
| ... | ... |
| in 1980 | Sold by Sotheby Parke Bernet |
| in 1980 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Known players
Karen Gomyo
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1972)- Certificate: Lyon & Healy, Chicago, IL (1918)
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References
- An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925), Alberto Bachman, The Library Press Limited, London
- Private Archives - 10746
Lyon & Healy Rare Old Violins (1909), Lyon & Healy, Chicago (illustrated)- Sotheby Parke Bernet Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 27, 1980, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)
- The Hawley Collection of Violins, Lyon & Healy, Chicago (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators, George Hart, Dulau & Co., London (illustrated)
Lyon & Healy Rare Old Violins (1909), Lyon & Healy, Chicago (illustrated)
