Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1726, the 'Belgiorno, Hilton, Hamma'
Violin: 45993
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis faciebat Anno 1726."
Back: Two-piece of narrow horizontal curl
Top: of fine grain, broadening towards the flanks
Scroll: of medium curl
Ribs: of wider curl
Varnish: Orange-brown on a golden ground
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
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Notes:
On loan to the Australian Chamber OrchestraProvenance
| until 1950 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1950 | Reginald Hilton |
| in c. 1965 | Sold by Hamma & Co. |
| from c. 1965 | Alfred Franke |
| in 1978 | Sold by Christie's |
| in 1979 | Anonymous |
| ... | ... |
| in 1990 | Sold by Kenneth Warren & Son |
| 1990-2017 | Anonymous |
| from 2017 | Current owner |
Known players
Kyoko Takezawa, Satu Vanska
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1991) X-410.- Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, IL (1990)
- Certificate: Max Möller & Son, Amsterdam (1979)
- Certificate: Association des Maitres Luthiers Suisses (1967)
- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1965)
Letter: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1960)
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References
Alte Meistergeigen: Band III und IV, Die Cremoneser Schule / Antonius Stradivarius, Verband Schweizerischer Geigenbaumeister, Verlag Edwin Bochinsky, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)- Bongartz's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 23, 1981, Cologne, Bongartz's, Bongartz's, Cologne (illustrated)
- Christie's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, July 21, 1978, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
- The Strad, June, 1978, Robert Lewin, London (illustrated)
- Private Papers
- Sotheby's Russian & Greek Icons and Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 27, 1964, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)