Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1734, the 'Lord Amherst of Hackney'

Violin: 40544

FIT TO SCREEN FULL SIZE

Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius faciebat Anno 1734."

Back: Two-piece

Length of back: 35.7 cm

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Notes:

Instrument #80 in the South Kensington Exhibition of 1872.

Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, Carl Engel, Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, London

"It is interesting to note that Lord amherst's father, William George Tyssen Daniel (afterwards Tyssen-Amhurst) married Mary, eldest daughter of Andrew Fountaine and thus the violin passed to Lord Amherst either through gift or inheritance within the family."

Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 11, 1972, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 11, 1972, London, London

ANTONIO STRADIVARI: BIOGRAPHY AND PRICE HISTORY
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Antonio Stradivari

Provenance

	Sold by George Hart
	Andrew Fountaine
	Sold by Jacques Français
in 1872 and until 1909	Lord Amherst of Hackney
...	...
1909-1910	W. E. Hill & Sons
1910-1916	Frederick Smith
in 1916	Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons
from 1916	Richard Bennett
until 1936	W. E. Hill & Sons
1936-1945	Fritz Kreisler
1945-1946	Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
in 1948	Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
from 1948	Jacques Gordon
in 1972	Sold by Sotheby's

Certificates & Documents

Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1967)
Letter: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1958)
Letter: Alfred E. Hill, London (1936)
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1936)

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References

Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, Carl Engel, South Kensington Museum, London
Violins & Violinists, November, 1946, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
Kreisler’s Violins, Cozio Carteggio feature, Tully Potter, 2017
Private Archives - 10746
Private Archives - 10842
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 11, 1972, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 43 (illustrated)
Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators, George Hart, Dulau & Co., London (illustrated)