Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1722, the 'Cadiz, Willmotte'
Violin: 40527
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1722."
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 35.8 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 10.95 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
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Notes:
Dated 1693.Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments, Charles-Eugène Gand, Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments (Facsimile of Gand's notes from 1870-91), Spa
Provenance
| 1820-1860 | Bernardo Darhan |
| Charles François Gand | |
| until 1885 | Charles Willemotte |
| from 1885 | Caspar Gottlieb Meier |
| August Riechers | |
| Mrs Betty Schwabe | |
| until 1905 | Nolde |
| 1905-1918 | H. Kolkmeyer |
| 1918-1922 | Wilhelm Hermann Hammig |
| 1922-1948 | Rudolph Polk |
| 1948-1997 | Current owner |
Known players
Jennifer Frautschi, Joseph Fuchs, Rudolph Polk
Certificates & Documents
- Bill of sale: Rudolph Polk, Los Angeles, CA (1948) To Joseph Fuchs.
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1924)
Letter: Alfred E. Hill, London (1924) To Rudolph Polk.
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References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
Arts Management Group- Chamber Music Northwest | Expect the Extraordinary | Oregon
- The Strad, November, 1988, London (illustrated)
- Elective Affinities: Tributes to Antonio Stradivari by well-known players & experts
- Stradivari, Stewart Pollens, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2010 (illustrated)
- Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments (Facsimile of Gand's notes from 1870-91), Charles-Eugène Gand, Les Amis de la Musique, Spa
- The Stradivarius Memorial Association
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)