Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, c. 1725, the 'Lubbock'
Violin: 41520
Labeled, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat anno 17..."
Composite.
Back: One-piece, cut on the slab.
Top: also by Stradivari but made later c. 1730.
Varnish: Orange
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| Jean Jacques Grasset | |
| until 1844 | Charles François Gand |
| 1844-1892 | Meugy |
| 1892-1893 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1893 | Neville Lubbock |
| Miss Lubbock | |
| from 1917 | Destreicher |
| until 1925 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1925 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| from 1925 | Mrs. Caroline Powers Thomas |
| from 2014 | Current owner |
Known players
Caroline Powers Thomas
References
How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)- The Stradivarius Memorial Association
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
