Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1713, the 'Pingrille'
Violin: 40492
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1713."
Back: Two-piece with small wings in the lower flanks
Scroll: by Sacconi
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
Provenance
| from 1921 | Lyon & Healy |
| in 1925 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| J. E. Greiner | |
| from 1925 | Dr. Evan O'Neill Kane |
| Sam Carmell | |
| until 1979 | Jacques Français |
| from 1979 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1979) #2122.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
- Certificate: Wurlitzer, New York, NY
- Certificate: Caressa & Français, Paris
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References
- An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925), Alberto Bachman, The Library Press Limited, London
- Correspondence with Jordan Sandquist, September, 2005
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)