Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1702, the 'Lyall'
Violin: 40081
Labeled, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis, Faciebat Anno 1702."
Back: in one piece of quarter cut maple with narrow irregular flame descending from the treble side.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with fine grain broadening considerably at the flanks.
Scroll: later, of a plainer maple.
Ribs: of similar wood with more pronounced figure.
Varnish: of an orange brown color.
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| Anonymous | |
| until 1910 | George Hart |
| from 1910 | Mrs. Lyall |
| until 1949 | John & Arthur Beare |
| 1949-1950 | William Lewis & Son |
| 1950-1984 | Frank Kessler |
| in 1984 | Sold by Sotheby Parke Bernet |
| until 1997 | University of Western Ontario |
| in 2002 | Sold by Kenneth Warren & Son |
| until 2017 | Anonymous |
| in 2017 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2017 | Current owner |
Known players
Lara St. John, Stefan Milenkovich
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, IL (2002)- Certificate: William Lewis & Son, Chicago, IL (1951) Original is lost.
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1949) Original is lost. States that the instrument is authentic except for the head, which is attributed to Joseph Rocca.
- Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1949) Original is lost.
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References
Canada Council for the Arts | Bringing the arts to life
The Strad, December, 1987, John Dilworth, London (illustrated)- Sotheby Parke Bernet Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, January 18, 1984, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)
- Violins & Violinists, May, 1951, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Stradivari Society Recipients
- The Lewis Collection of Old Violins, Violas, Cellos & Bows (Sep., 1950) (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)