Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1734, the 'Lam, Scotland University'
Violin: 41567
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Vremonensis faciebat anno 1734."
Back: One-piece, with an original wing in the lower treble flank
Length of back: 35.9 cm
Upper bouts: 16.85 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.9 cm
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Notes:
"A handsome violin of large size probably built on the 'G' form, this Stradivari shows the participation of the son Francesco who had an important role in the workshop by this time. Like violins of its type such as the 'Ames' and 'Habaneck', the soundholes are slightly askew with the treble soundhole set noticeably higher. The back is from foreign-grown maple and the arches are noticeably full to the edges. The head and corner work also express the participation of the talented Francesco."Cremona 1730-1750: the Olympus of Violin Making, Christopher Reuning, editor, Cremona 1730-1750: the Olympus of Violin Making, Cremona
Currently on loan to the Museo del Violino in Cremona.
Provenance
Scottish University | |
George D. N. Neill | |
until 1873 | Heath |
from 1873 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
until 1941 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
in 1941 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
1941-1948 | Edward S. Cole |
in 1948 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
1948-1962 | Frank Gullino |
in 1963 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
1963-1965 | Louis J. Schrade |
in 1965 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
in 1965 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
1965-1965 | Jerry Castellone |
1965-1969 | Dr. P. J. McGlynn |
until 1969 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
from 1969 | Mildred Sainer |
in 1970 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
from 1970 | Yu Wing Hong |
1972-1988 | Sau-Wing Lam |
from 1988 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1972)
- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1941)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1941)
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References
- A Thousand Mornings of Music, Arnold Gingrich, Crown Publishers, New York (illustrated)
- Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
- Cremona 1730-1750: the Olympus of Violin Making, Christopher Reuning, editor, Consorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- Private Archives - 10746
- Private Archives - 10842
- Sau-Wing Lam, Dietmar Machold (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)