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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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.
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1924)
Letter: Alfred E. Hill, London (1924) To Rudolph Polk.Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
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
- Private Archives - 10842
- 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)
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
