Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1689, the 'Archinto'
Cello: 40269
Bearing its original label.
Part of the quartet of Strads owned by Count Archinto
Back: Two-piece
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Length of back: 76.8 cm
Upper bouts: 34.9 cm
Middle bouts: 24 cm
Lower bouts: 45.1 cm
There are 10 additional images in the archive which are not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.
Notes:
A monograph was published while the instrument was owned by Russell B. Kingman.How Many Strads?, Doring, Bein & Fushi, Doring, Bein & Fushi, How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Chicago
"The 'Archinto' is the sister of the 'Tuscan' or 'Medici' cello which resides in the Instituto Cherubini in Florence. This cello is gnerally regarded as the greatest pre-1700 Stradivari cello."
The Robertson Collection, May, 2009, The Robertson Collection, May, 2009
Exhibited at Albert Hall in 1885.
Strads Sold for High Prices (reprinted from the London Athanæum), The New York Times, New York
Provenance
| c. 1850-1861 | Count Giuseppe Archinto |
| until 1861 | Archinto Museum, Milan |
| c. 1862-c. 1865 | Signor Noseda |
| from c. 1865 | Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume |
| in 1870 | Charles Willemotte |
| 1873-1886 | Abel Bonjour |
| in 1887 | Sold by Hôtel Drouot |
| in 1887 | Sold by Hôtel Drouot |
| 1887-1907 | Jules Delsart |
| in 1907 | Sold by Hill & Sons, Caressa and Maucotel consortium |
| 1907-1915 | Gailhard |
| in 1915 | Sold by Silvestre & Maucotel |
| from 1915 | Lucien Sharpe |
| c. 1920-1937 | Russell B. Kingman |
| in 1937 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| 1937-1960 | John Nicholas Brown |
| in 1960 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| 1960-1974 | Walter Lagemann |
| 1974-1976 | Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara |
| 1976-2008 | Richard D. Colburn Foundation |
| in 2008 | Sold by Robertson & Sons |
| from 2008 | Current owner |
Known players
Jules Delsart
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Robertson & Sons, Albuquerque, NM (2008)- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1960)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1932)
- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1932)
- Certificate: Maucotel & Deschamps (1932)
- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1932)
- Certificate: Albert Caressa, Paris (1932)
- Certificate: Roger & Max Millant, Paris (1932)
- Certificate: Hart & Son, London (1932)
- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1932)
- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1932)
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References
Ancêtres du Violon et du Violoncelle. Volume 2, Laurent Grillet, Charles Schmid, Paris (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Violins & Violinists, June, 1938, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)
- The Strad, March, 1933, London (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10072
Robertson Violins - Cello Inventory- The New York Times, New York, March 6, 1887
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Robertson Collection, May, 2009 (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)