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)