Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1727, the 'Kreutzer'
Violin: 40535
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1727" and "Choisi par Kreutzer."
Back: One-piece of small curl
Top: of narrow grain broadening towards the flanks
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden orange
Length of back: 35.7 cm
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Provenance
| until 1806 | Nicolas Lupot |
| from 1806 | Grand Duke of Russia |
| Felder | |
| until 1885 | David Laurie |
| 1880-1906 | E. Hertel |
| from 1885 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1906 | Sold by Caressa & Français |
| from 1906 | Hamma & Co. |
| in 1909 | Xavier Wittman |
| from 1910 | Wittgenstein family |
| in 1925 | Senator William Andrews Clark |
| until 1958 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| 1958-1998 | George Kress |
| in 1998 | Sold by Christie's |
| from 1998 | Current owner |
Known players
Maxim Vengerov, Rudolph Kreutzer
Certificates & Documents
Letter: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1958)- Receipt: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1958)
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1958)
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References
Alte Geigen (Hamma, 1939), Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (illustrated)- An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925), Alberto Bachman, The Library Press Limited, London
- Berühmte Geigen und ihre Schicksale, P. J. Tonger, Cologne (illustrated)
- Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 1, 1998, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
- Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mitteralter bis zur Gegenwart, Willibald Freiherr von Lütgendorff, Frankfurter Verlags-Anstalt, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)
- Geschichte der Violine, Fritz Meyer, Bosworth & Co (illustrated)
- https://www.christies.com/departments/exceptionalprices.asp?DID=42
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)
- Meisterwerke Italienischer Geigenbaukunst, Fridolin Hamma, Hamma & Co., Stuttgart
- The Strad 2001 Calendar, Orpheus Publications, London (illustrated)
- The Violin Book, Bafalon, London (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- The Strad, February, 2007, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)