Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1689, the 'Arditi'
Violin: 40413
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.87 cm
Middle bouts: 10.87 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
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Notes:
Bears the master's monogram A.S. on button.Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, William Henley, Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, Sussex
Provenance
| until 1846 | Signor Carli |
| in 1846 | Duc de Litta |
| 1846-1895 | Luigi Arditi |
| 1895-1896 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1896-1918 | Miss Gidley |
| 1918-1920 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1920-1929 | Sir Ernest Craig |
| from 1929 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| Richard Bennett | |
| until 1948 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1948-1992 | Gerald Segelman |
| in 1992 | Segelman Trust |
| from 1992 | Howard Gottlieb |
| from 2007 | Dextra Musica |
Known players
Elise Båtnes
Certificates & Documents
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1954)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1947)- Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1947)
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References
Antonio Stradivari - Catalogue of the 2008 Exhibit in Montpelier, Peter Biddulph, Frédéric Chaudière & John Dilworth, Musée Fabre / Actes Sud, Montpelier (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961
- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
- The Strad, March, 2008 ('Montpelier 2008' supplement), John Dilworth, Newsquest Specialist Media, London
- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- Ole Bull 2010: Dextra Musica Collection, John Dilworth, Bergen
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)