Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1728, the 'Perkin'
Violin: 41549
Bearing its original label, also bearing an inscription by the Spanish priest Dom. Vicenzo Ascensio.
Back: One-piece
Top: of fine grain
Length of back: 35.65 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 10.95 cm
Lower bouts: 20.75 cm
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Notes:
"Revarnished, much cracked. Now in the possession of R.C.M."W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive, W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive
Provenance
| until 1876 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1876-1907 | William Henry Perkin |
| 1907-1946 | Robert Augustus Bower |
| from 1946 | Henry Werro |
| in 1951 | Dr. Hans Kühne |
| until 1965 | Hamma & Co. |
| from 1965 | Los Angeles Philharmonic |
Known players
Lyndon Johnston Taylor
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
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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)
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964
- Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
LA Phil | Home- Marquis Violins
- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)