Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1723, the 'Spanish, Partello'
Violin: 115988
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1723" and, "Compuesto en Cadiz pr. Jose Benedid año de 1800."
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.9 cm
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Notes:
An inscription above the label states that in the 1880s the instrument was owned by the Governor General of Cadiz.How Many Strads?, Doring, Bein & Fushi, Doring, Bein & Fushi, How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Chicago
Provenance
| Governor General of Cadiz | |
| c. 1820-1895 | Baron de Poyferré |
| until 1895 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1895-1920 | Dwight J. Partello |
| from 1920 and in 1924 | Lyon & Healy |
| in c. 1925 | Thomas C. Petersen |
| until 1926 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1926-1937 | Felix M. Warburg |
| from 1937 | Gerald F. Warburg |
| in 1965 | Current owner |
Known players
Alfred Pochon, Arnold Steinhardt, Bernard Robbins, Itzhak Perlman
References
- An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925), Alberto Bachman, The Library Press Limited, London
How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)- Violins & Violinists, Summer, 1941, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- L'Esposizione di Liuteria Antica a Cremona nel 1937, Comitato Stradivariano, Cremona (illustrated)
- Lyon & Healy Rare Old Violins, Violas & Violoncellos (August, 1924), Lyon & Healy, Chicago (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10842
- Emil Herrmann Rare Violins (Meistergeigen) 1927-28, Emil Herrmann, New York (illustrated)
- Rare Violins in the Possession of Emil Herrmann: 1926-7, Emil Herrmann, Berlin (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Stradivari Memorial (1977), William Dana Orcutt, Da Capo Press, New York (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- The Way They Play
- The Strad, October, 2000, Roger Hargrave, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
- Violin Dreams
- Wolfe Wolfinsohn: An Interview with Albert Mell
How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
