Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1697, the 'Prince Uchtomsky, Russian Strad'
Violin: 41263
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1697."
Back: Two-piece of small almost horizontal curl
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.1 cm
Middle bouts: 10.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.1 cm
Provenance
| D. Gareinoff | |
| Prince Uchtomsky | |
| from 1897 | Franz Rampftler |
| until 1918 | Caressa & Français |
| from 1918 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| Dr. Eugenio Sturchio | |
| Wurlitzer | |
| from 1923 | John Taylor Roberts |
| until 1928 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| 1928-1976 | Pierre F. Goodrich |
| in 1976 | Sold by Sotheby Parke Bernet |
| in 1976 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1928)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1922)
- Certificate: Ernest Geisser, St. Petersburg (1897)
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References
Antonio Stradivari in Japan, Shinichi Yokoyama, Gakken, Tokyo (illustrated)- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Violins & Violinists, August, 1938, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Masterpieces of the Great Violin Makers (1918 edition), Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York (illustrated)
- Sotheby Parke Bernet Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, October 29, 1976, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- We Love Stradivari, NHK (illustrated)