Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1681, the 'Reynier, Comte de Chesnais'
Violin: 40675
Bearing its original label.
Back: Two-piece
Varnish: Orange-red
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.1 cm
Middle bouts: 10.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
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Notes:
"...it is named after two of its owners of the past, the cultured amateur Count de Lachenais of Marseille, France... and the French violinist Léon Reynier (1833–1895) who was considered a wunderkind in his day." – 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
| until 1847 | Napoleon III |
| 1847-1869 | Léon Reynier |
| 1869-1924 | Count La Chesnais |
| 1924-1925 | Caressa & Français |
| from 1925 | John Wanamaker |
| until 1929 | Rodman Wanamaker |
| 1929-1931 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| 1931-1938 | Frank Miles Yount |
| ... | ... |
| in 1949 and until 1953 | Lyon & Healy |
| until c. 2005 | Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra |
| in c. 2005 | Sold by Machold Rare Violins, Ltd |
Known players
David Arben, Léon Reynier
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2005) X-2039.- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, OH (1931)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1929)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1929)- Certificate: Albert Caressa, Paris (1925)
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey Dating the youngest tree ring to 1675
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References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- Violins & Violinists, April, 1938, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Italian & French Violin Makers, Volume 4, Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne (illustrated)
- The Amadeus Book of the Violin, Walter Kolneder, Amadeus Press, Portland
- The Strad 2007 Calendar, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)