Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1729, the 'Defauw'
Violin: 41553
Back: Two-piece of plain maple, jointed, in appearance much like beech wood
Varnish: Red-brown
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Notes:
An example of the master's late work aided by his sons.How Many Strads?, Doring, Bein & Fushi, Doring, Bein & Fushi, How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Chicago
Provenance
| until 1865 | Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume |
| ... | ... |
| from 1865 and in 1880 | Emile Magnin |
| Enrique Fernández Arbós | |
| in 1894 | René Ortmans |
| in 1897 | Serge Achille Rivarde |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| from 1920 | Desiré Defauw |
| until 1949 | William Lewis & Son |
| ... | ... |
| from 1951 and in 1956 | Leonard Sorkin |
| in 1960 | Robert Kagan |
| from 1961 | Elaine Skorodin |
| Current owner |
Known players
Enrique Fernández Arbós, Leonard Sorkin
References
- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, 1961
Bein & Fushi 1998 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)- Bein & Fushi Catalog, Autumn, 1997, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- Violins & Violinists, August-September, 1949, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- The Fine Arts Quartet