Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1686, the 'Nachez, Hill'
Violin: 40753
Labeled, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1706"; the '86' was once changed to '1701'.
Back: One-piece cut on the slab with irregular medium curl
Top: of medium grain narrowing towards the flanks
Scroll: of more pronounced medium curl
Ribs: of medium curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
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Notes:
Emil Herrmann notes: "1932: fiel Fradkin mit der Geige in Theater eine Treppe hinunter, sie erhielt einige Risse und wurde von der Versicherungs. . . Er erhielt $20,000 dafür ausgezahlt. . ."The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Washington, DC
Provenance
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| Luthier Rosenthal & Son | |
| Captain John Audley Harvey | |
| until 1872 | Joseph Gillott |
| in 1872 | Sold by Christie's |
| from 1872 | George Hart |
| until 1880 | Royal De Forest Hawley |
| from 1880 | George Hart |
| until 1884 | Captain John Audley Harvey |
| from 1884 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1893 | Reverend A. Willan |
| 1897-1906 | Mrs. Sam Lewis |
| from 1906 | Tivador Nachèz |
| 1913-1914 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1914 | Mrs. Hall |
| 1914-1932 | Fredric Fradkin |
| in 1932 | Insurance company |
| 1932-1933 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| from 1937 | Fischer |
| from 1944 | Victor Dardenne |
| in 1955 | Szpinalski |
| until 1974 | Kenneth Warren & Son |
| until 1979 | J. C. Lindsey |
| in 1979 | Sold by Sotheby Parke Bernet |
| ... | ... |
| in 2008 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1974)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1955)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1936) Certifies that the instrument bears the date 1701 on the label but the correct date is 1686.- Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1924)
- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY
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References
How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
Joseph Gillott, Cozio Carteggio feature, John Dilworth, Feb 2020- Sotheby Parke Bernet Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 24, 1979, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. V, No. 3, Philip J. Kass, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY
- 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)