Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1726, the 'Guitar Strad, Braga, Chanot-Chardon'
Violin: 41483
Labeled, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonesis / Faciebat Anno 1718."
Back: Two-piece of plain wood
Top: of even and rather open-grained pine
Scroll: Later and possibly by George Gemunder.
Ribs: Cut on the slab and marked by a faint very small curl
Varnish: Light brown
Length of back: 35.7 cm
There is 1 additional image in the archive which is not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.
Notes:
Originally built as a violino d'amore and modified to be a violin more than 100 years ago.An unusual Stradivari, The Strad, December, 1964, London
Provenance
| John Alvery Turner | |
| in 1859 | Captain Francis Taylor |
| ... | ... |
| in 1890 | Mrs. Griffith |
| ... | ... |
| in 1907 | Miss Taylor |
| until 1945 | Mrs. Lilian Cooper |
| from 1945 | Pugh |
| until 1951 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| ... | ... |
| from 1951 and in 1964 | John V. Braga |
| in 1964 | George Whitman |
| until 1968 | E. G. Whitman |
| in 1968 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1968 | Stephen Gould |
| from 1987 | Joshua Bell |
| in 2004 | Current owner |
Known players
Joshua Bell, Simone Lamsma, Timothy Baker
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2008) #X-4475.- Letter: Charles Beare, London (1968) To Mr. Duffy.
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. (photocopy), New York, NY (1968) scroll not original
- Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1951) To John V. Braga.
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1951)
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2008) #X-4475.
Letter: Charles Beare, London (1968) To Mr. Duffy.Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
The Strad, December, 1964, London (illustrated)- Andrew Schaw | Connoisseur and Dealer in Violins, Violas, Cellos, and Bows | Home
- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961
- Miami.com | Miami Herald
- Monterey Herald – Monterey News: Breaking News, Sports, Business, Entertainment & Monterey News
- Private Archives - 10842
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 44 (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
The Strad, December, 1964, London (illustrated)
