Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1710, the 'Leslie, Tate'
Violin: 41362
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Length of back: 35.8 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 10.95 cm
Lower bouts: 20.75 cm
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Notes:
Dated 1715.Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments, Charles-Eugène Gand, Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments (Facsimile of Gand's notes from 1870-91), Spa
Provenance
| John Betts | |
| from 1820 | John Leslie |
| in 1882 and until 1905 | William Henry Leslie |
| ... | ... |
| from 1905 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| until 1926 | Tate family |
| 1926-1927 | Robert Augustus Bower |
| 1927-1930 | Albert H. Wallace |
| from 1930 | E. Clem Wilson |
| in 1952 | Zino Francescatti |
| ... | ... |
| from 1992 | Current owner |
Known players
Susanna Yoko Henkel
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1927)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1927) "The instrument was sold by John Betts about the beginning of the last century, which leads me to suppose that it was one of the fine 'Stradivarius' brought to this country, at that period, by the Italian players, amongst whom were Giardini, Viotti & Spagnoletti, who visited our shores."
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References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments (Facsimile of Gand's notes from 1870-91), Charles-Eugène Gand, Les Amis de la Musique, Spa
- 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)