Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1718, the 'Spohr'
Violin: 41481
Provenance
| until 1821 | Regina Strinasacchi |
| 1821-1859 | Louis Spohr |
| ... | ... |
| from 1859 and in 1883 | August Kömpel |
| Charles Willemotte | |
| Theodor Schmidt | |
| from 1900 | Valerio Franchetti |
| in 1920 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1920 | John Réne Payne |
| in c. 1923 | Sold by Arthur Beare |
| from 1923 | Nathan E. Posner |
| John Hudson Bennett | |
| until 1945 | Fanny Mason |
| from 1945 | Mrs. Olga Pertzoff |
| from 1985 | Current owner |
Known players
Louis (Ludwig) Spohr, Miriam Fried, Paul Stassevitch, Regina Strinasacchi
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London- Certificate: Hart & Son, London
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References
How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
Mendelssohn String Quartet- Caressa & Francais Notebook (c1900 - 1936), part of the Jacques Francais Collection at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
- The Strad, October, 1985, Dennis Rooney, London (illustrated)