Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1692, the 'Falmouth'

Violin: 42274

FIT TO SCREEN FULL SIZE

Labeled, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1692."

Back: One-piece

Top: of even medium grain

Scroll: of broader figure

Ribs: of wood similar to back

Varnish: Golden orange-brown

Length of back: 36.3 cm

Upper bouts: 16 cm

Middle bouts: 10.7 cm

Lower bouts: 20 cm

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Provenance

	Senator William Andrews Clark
	General Bosville
until 1800	William Forster Sr.
from 1800	N. Yatman
in 1834	Herington
until 1853	Earl of Falmouth
in 1853	Sold by Puttick & Simpson
from 1853	Fry
until 1867	W. E. Hill & Sons
1867-1878	Thomas Stevenson
in 1878	Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons
from 1878	H. L. Greenwall
until 1880	W. E. Hill & Sons
from 1880 and in 1885	Thomas Oldaker
until 1891	W. E. Hill & Sons
from 1891	Mrs. Robert Smith
until 1936	Mrs. Guthrie Watson
...	...
in 1982	Sold by Christie's
1982-1987	Luigi Alberto Bianchi
in 1987	Sold by Christie's
...	...
from 1996 and in 2004	Anonymous
...	...
from 2013	Current owner

Leonidas Kavakos, Luigi Alberto Bianchi

Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1936) Traces the history of the violin back to William Forster senior.
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1936)

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Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
Christie's Important Musical Instruments and Printed Music Auction Catalog, June 2, 1982, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
Christie's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 26, 1987, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
Greek Fire
The Strad, December, 1987, John Dilworth, London (illustrated)
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)