Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1724, the 'Ludwig'

Violin: 40716

FIT TO SCREEN FULL SIZE

Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis faciebat Anno 1724."

Back: Two-piece of small figure, almost plain

Top: of medium-grain spruce, opening out towards the flanks

Scroll: plain

Ribs: of medium curl

Varnish: Orange-brown

Length of back: 35.2 cm

Upper bouts: 16.25 cm

Middle bouts: 10.45 cm

Lower bouts: 20.2 cm

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Notes:

"Back by Omobono. . ."

W. E. Hill Business Records (1850 - 1990), W. E. Hill & Sons - Business Records (1850 - 1990)

Provenance

	Joseph Ludwig
1893-1920	Dwight J. Partello
1921-1927	Lyon & Healy
from 1927	Clark L. Ring
	Mrs. William G. Mather
until 1940	Joseph Szigeti
...	...
in 1948	Deszo Szigeti
...	...
in 1961	Erick Friedman
...	...
in 1971	Sold by Sotheby's
from 1971	Ravel
until 1979	W. E. Hill & Sons
from 1979	Max Möller & Son
from 1989	Landeskreditbank Baden Württemburg

Joseph Szigeti

Certificate: Max Möller & Son, Amsterdam (1981) States that the back shows the influence of Stradivari's sons.
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1979) "This instrument […] shows the hand of the sons."
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1952)
Receipt: Lyon & Healy, Chicago, IL (1927)
Certificate: Gand & Bernardel, Paris (1890)
Certificate: Hieronymus Köstler, Stuttgart

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Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
Die L-Bank Instrumentensammlung, Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe (illustrated)
How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
Lyon & Healy Rare Old Violins, Violas & Violoncellos (August, 1924), Lyon & Healy, Chicago (illustrated)
Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, December 16, 1971, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 31, 1988, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
StN.de - Nachrichten aus Stuttgart und der Region - Stuttgarter Nachrichten
Violins & Violinists, July-August, 1948, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
The Strad 2010 Calendar: Violin Heroes, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
W. E. Hill & Sons - Business Records (1850 - 1990)