Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1707, the 'Hammer'

Violin: 40643

FIT TO SCREEN FULL SIZE

Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1707."

Back: One-piece of small curl

Length of back: 35.5 cm

Upper bouts: 16.7 cm

Middle bouts: 10.8 cm

Lower bouts: 20.65 cm

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Provenance

in 1872	Christian Hammer
...	...
in 1902 and until 1911	Christian Hammer
...	...
in 1911	Sold by Hart & Son
...	...
from 1911 and in 1919	Bernard Sinsheimer
until 1923	G. M. Francois
1923-1927	Raymond Pitcairn
in 1927	Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York
from 1927	Albert H. Wallace
until 1945	Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
1945-1992	Laddie Junkunc
in 1992	Sold by Bein & Fushi, Inc
...	...
in 2006	Current owner

Kyoko Takezawa

Certificate: Bein & Fushi, Inc, Chicago, IL (1992) With photos attached.
Letter: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, OH (1945) To Laddie Junkunc.
Bill of sale: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, OH (1945) Certifying payment by the General Machinery and Manufacturing Company, signed by Rembert Wurlitzer.
Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, OH (1945)
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1927)
Certificate: Hart & Son, London (1911)

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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)
Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 8, 2006, New York, Christie's, Christie's, New York (illustrated)
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Friedrich Brothers Rare Old Violins (1919), Ernest N. Doring, John Friedrich & Brothers, New York (illustrated)
Emil Herrmann Rare Violins (Meistergeigen) 1927-28, Emil Herrmann, New York (illustrated)
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)