Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, the 'Hämmerle, Adler'
Violin: 41355
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1709."
Back: One-piece with regular flaming dropping slightly towards the bass side
Top: Two-piece, probably from different logs
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.65 cm
Middle bouts: 10.75 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
Provenance
| Clerk | |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| in 1902 | Major S. V. Shea-Simonds |
| 1907-1922 | Theodor Hämmerle |
| 1922-1925 | Max Adler & family |
| 1925-1926 | Alex Zukorsky |
| 1926-1927 | Thomas C. Petersen |
| 1927-1928 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1928-1934 | Harry Wahl |
| in 1934 | Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1934-1953 | Austin D. Levy |
| from 1953 | Wolfe Wolfinsohn |
| until 1974 | John & Arthur Beare |
| 1974-1980 | Urbanizadora Continental S/A |
| from 1980 | Cussy D. Almeida |
| from 1990 and in 2002 | Oesterreichische Nationalbank |
Known players
Cussy D. Almeida, Werner Hink
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1990)- Certificate: Cremona Violin Makers & Dealers, San Francisco, CA (1984)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1907)
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References
Alte Meistergeigen: Band III und IV, Die Cremoneser Schule / Antonius Stradivarius, Verband Schweizerischer Geigenbaumeister, Verlag Edwin Bochinsky, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
- Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
- Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mitteralter bis zur Gegenwart, Willibald Freiherr von Lütgendorff, Frankfurter Verlags-Anstalt, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)
- Harry Wahl's Violins, Maija-Stiina Roine, Cozio Publishing, Boston (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Masterpieces of Violin-Making: The Collection of Bowed Stringed Instruments of the Oesterreische Nationalbank, Rudolf Hopfner, Skira, Milan (illustrated)
- Emil Herrmann Rare Violins (Meistergeigen) 1927-28, Emil Herrmann, New York (illustrated)
- Rare Violins in the Possession of Emil Herrmann: 1926-7, Emil Herrmann, Berlin (illustrated)
- The Strad, December, 2007, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 22, 1988, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Startseite - Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)