Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1710, the 'Ries'
Violin: 41360
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1710."
The head also by Stradivari but originally belonging to the 'Bonvalot, Lady Margaret' Stradivari of 1694. Joined by the Hill in c. 1929.
Back: One-piece
Varnish: Orange-yellow
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
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Provenance
| in 1752 and until 1817 | Baron von Rechenberg |
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| 1817-1837 | Georg Dubislav Ludwig von Pirch |
| 1837-1857 | Hubert Ries |
| 1857-1907 | Louis Ries |
| in 1907 | Sold by Hamma & Co. |
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| 1908-1925 and in 1913 | Keller |
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| from 1925 and in 1937 | Dr. Hans Kühne |
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| in 1966 | Current owner |
Known players
Franz Ries
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Sondre Lie, Oslo (2026) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1694 and 1684, respectively.
Letter certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1929)- Letter certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1925)
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References
Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961 (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
- Die Kunst des Geigenbaues (1997), Otto Möckel, Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Berlin, 1997 (illustrated)
- Geschichte der Violine, Fritz Meyer, Bosworth & Co (illustrated)
- How Many Strads?, 1999
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)
- Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
- L'Esposizione di Liuteria Antica a Cremona nel 1937, Comitato Stradivariano, Cremona (illustrated)
- Meisterwerke Italienischer Geigenbaukunst, Fridolin Hamma, Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (illustrated)
- Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona (illustrated)
- Loan Exhibition of Stringed Instruments and Bows Commemorating the 70th Birthday of Simone Fernando Sacconi, Schuler Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- Violine von Antonius Stradivarius, Cremona 1710 genannt "Die Ries Strad", Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (illustrated)