Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1693, the 'Ries'
Violin: 40772
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece
Top: of fine grain
Varnish: Reddish brown
Length of back: 36.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
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Provenance
| in 1850 | François van Hal |
| ... | ... |
| 1860-1867 | Henri Leonard |
| 1867-1876 | W. Langhaus |
| from 1876 | Franz Riess |
| Sold by Hamma & Co. | |
| in 1929 | Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York |
| ... | ... |
| from 1929 and in 1945 | Alexander Mackay Smith |
| ... | ... |
| from 1951 | Current owner |
Known players
Catherine Wade Smith, Franz Ries
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Bicentenario Stradivariano, Cremona (1937)- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1930)
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References
Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961 (illustrated)- Beautiful Italian Violins, Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1963 (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Die Kunst Des Geigenbaues (1930), Otto Möckel, Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Leipzig (illustrated)
- L'Esposizione di Liuteria Antica a Cremona nel 1937, Comitato Stradivariano, Cremona (illustrated)
- The Strad, September, 2006, Florian Leonhard, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Stradivarius Memorial Association
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)