Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1684, the 'Lord Elphinstone, Veerman'
Violin: 44860
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1684."
Back: Two-piece of faint small curl
Top: of even fine grain
Scroll: of medium curl
Ribs: cut on the slab
Varnish: golden
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.75 cm
Middle bouts: 10.9 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
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Notes:
A lawsuit was held over the scroll, which had been removed by the French violin-maker Chanot and sold for 60 pounds. Chanot lost the suit and was forced to re-unite the original scroll with the instrument.Correspondence with Philip Greenberg
"In Mr. Andreas Post's opinion, the scroll, which shows medium flaming, is of the Golden Period probably dating to 1716." – Alessandra Barabaschi
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Cologne
Provenance
| Sold by George Hart | |
| L. Veerman | |
| Sold by David Laurie | |
| J. G. Chapman | |
| George A. Chanot | |
| until 1873 | Sir Howard Elphinstone |
| in 1873 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| until 1882 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1882 | Aloys Kettenus |
| in 1898 | James Watts |
| ... | ... |
| in 1904 | Shelley Tar |
| until 1946 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1946 | Charles Norman |
| until 1953 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1953-1984 | Lionel Bentley |
| in 1984 | Sold by Christie's |
| ... | ... |
| from 1984 and in 2005 | Philip Greenberg |
| ... | ... |
| in 2016 | Current owner |
Known players
J. Winkler, Lionel Bentley, Tamás Kocsis
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1953)- Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1953) Traces the history of the instrument back to Sir Howard Elphinstone, who sold the instrument in 1873 to W. E. Hill.
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1882)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1953)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1953) Traces the history of the instrument back to Sir Howard Elphinstone, who sold the instrument in 1873 to W. E. Hill.Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- Christie's Fine Musical Instruments and Printed Music Auction Catalog, April 4, 1984, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
- Christie's Important Musical Instruments and Printed Music Auction Catalog, June 20, 1984, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
- Correspondence with Philip Greenberg, March, 2005
- Lionel Bentley: a profile
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
