Domenico Montagnana, Venice, 1717, the 'Ortenberg'
Violin: 42867
Bearing its original label, "Dominicus Montagnana fecit / Venetiis Anno Domini 1717."
Back: Two-piece
Top: of fine grain, unmatched
Scroll: of plainer wood
Ribs: of wood matching back
Varnish: Red on a goldend background; plentiful
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.63 cm
Middle bouts: 10.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| until 1923 | R. D. Waddell |
| from 1923 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| until 1928 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1932 | Louis Krasner |
| c. 1930-1946 | Gertrude Clarke Whittall |
| 1946-c. 1948 | Library of Congress, Washington |
| from c. 1948 | Edgar Ortenberg |
| 1954-1999 | Jacques Français |
| in 1999 | Western Pacific Holdings |
| ... | ... |
| from 1999 and in 2019 | Current owner |
Known players
Chiun-Teng Cheng, Edgar Ortenberg
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1999) #5415.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1928)
- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, OH (1928)
- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY #1288.
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References
- Violins & Violinists, July-August, 1947, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
- Montagnana
The Strad, December, 2006, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)- Private Archives - 10842
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)