Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1714, the 'Soil'
Violin: 1954
Back: in two pieces with broad flame ascending from the center joint.
Top: in two pieces of narrow to medium width flame.
Scroll: similar.
Ribs: of medium width flame.
Varnish: of a golden orange color.
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Notes:
"In the opinion of many informed listeners, this is the greatest sounding Stradivari of them all."Capolavori di Antonio Stradivari, Charles Beare, Charles Beare, Capolavori di Antonio Stradivari, Milan
Provenance
until 1859 | Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume |
from 1859 | Massaloff |
1874 - 1911 | Amédée Soil |
in 1911 | Sold by Caressa & Français |
1911 - 1946 | Oscar Bondy |
from 1946 | J. Frank Otwell |
until 1950 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
1950 - 1986 | Yehudi Menuhin |
from 1986 | Current owner |
Known players
Itzhak Perlman, Yehudi Menuhin
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Caressa & Français, Paris (1901)
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References
- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
Capolavori di Antonio Stradivari, Charles Beare, Arnoldo Mondadori S.p.A., Milan (illustrated)
Violins & Violinists, January, 1947, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Walter Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
The Strad, December, 1987, John Dilworth, London (illustrated)
The Strad, April, 1989, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
Stradivari, Stewart Pollens, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2010 (illustrated)
Stradivarius
The 'Secrets' of Stradivari, Simone Fernando Sacconi, Eric Blot Edizioni, Cremona (illustrated)
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
The Strad 2010 Calendar: Violin Heroes, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)