Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1724, the 'Paganini, Bentinck, Stucki, Sandor Vegh'
Violin: 41516
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1724."
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 36.0 cm
Upper bouts: 16.15 cm
Middle bouts: 10.95 cm
Lower bouts: 20.1 cm
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Provenance
| Count Ignazio Alessandro Cozio di Salabue | |
| until 1840 | Nicolò Paganini |
| 1840-1853 | Baron Achille Paganini |
| from 1853 | Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume |
| Charles Adolph Maucotel | |
| Baron Arnold A. Bentinck van Nijenhuis | |
| until 1881 | Charles Windham Stanhope, 7th Earl of Harrington |
| 1881-1920 | Charles Augustus Stanhope, 8th Earl of Harrington |
| in 1920 | Coureau |
| in 1920 | Sold by Puttick & Simpson |
| from 1920 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| until 1938 | Marcus James Astle |
| in 1938 | Mrs. Lifetree |
| in 1938 | Sold by Puttick & Simpson |
| 1938-1941 | Henry Werro |
| from 1941 | Jürg Stucki |
| in 1957 | Dr. Walter Stucki |
| 1958-1993 | Sándor Végh |
| from 1993 | Current owner |
Known players
Sándor Végh
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1938)
Letter: Alfred E. Hill, London (1938)- Certificate: Hart & Son, London (1921)
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References
Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961 (illustrated)- Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
- Encyclopedia of Violin-Makers, Volume 2, Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn Ltd., London (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- Violins & Violinists, Fall, 1941, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964
- Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
- Ars Musica, Aloys Greither, Bayer AG, Heft 11 (illustrated)
- Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona (illustrated)
- Puttick & Simpson Catalogue of Old and Modern Violins, Violas and Violoncellos, February 17, 1938, London, Puttick & Simpson, Puttick & Simpson, London (illustrated)
- The Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737