Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1722, the 'de Chaponay'


Violin: 40291

Labeled, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1722."

Back: One-piece marked with a faint curl descending from left to right

Top: of medium-grained pine

Varnish: Orange-red

Length of back: 35.6 cm

Upper bouts: 17 cm

Middle bouts: 11.1 cm

Lower bouts: 21 cm

There are 4 additional images in the archive which are not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.

Provenance

until 1857 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume
1857-1876 Count de Chaponay
from 1876 Boutard
until 1888 W. E. Hill & Sons
1888-1903 George W. Mackenzie
in 1903 Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons
from 1903 Charles James Oldham
until 1904 Robert E. Brandt
in 1904 Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons
from 1904 Dr. Felix Landau
1949-1965 Henry Hottinger
in 1965 Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.
from 1965 Laurence Homolka
1978-2000 Daniel Heifetz
... ...
from 2007 Current owner

Certificates & Documents

  • Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2003) X-4239.
  • Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey Dating the youngest tree ring to 1713.
  • Letter: Alfred E. Hill, London ". . . although more strikingly beautiful examples of the maker exist, I am of the opinion that none surpass it [the Chaponay] in the robustness of its construction and purity of its condition."

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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
  • Henry Hottinger Collection (illustrated)
  • Italian Violin Makers (2001), Teruhiko Sato, Nippon Gengakki, Tokyo (illustrated)
  • Private Archives - 10842
  • Private Papers
  • The Strad, January, 1969, London (illustrated)
  • Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
  • W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)

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