Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1733, the 'Prince Khevenhüller, Menuhin'
Violin: 40678
Labeled, ". . . fatto d'Anni 90."
Back: One-piece, with the royal seal of Prince Khevenhüller just below the button
Varnish: Dark red
Length of back: 35.8 cm
Upper bouts: 16.9 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
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Notes:
Presented to Yehudi Menuhin on his 12th birthday.How Many Strads?, Doring, Bein & Fushi, Doring, Bein & Fushi, How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Chicago
"In the body is a black seal which stands for the combined coat-of-arms of the Prince and of his wife, who was born Countess Maria of Strassoldo. The Princess herself was a violinist of no small talent. . .
When Professor Popoff acquired the instrument it was still in its original condition and even had its original neck; however, he had the neck changed upon the advice of a violin-maker in Moscow, because it was very much worn and made playing somewhat difficult.
The original neck is still preserved."
Two Famous Stradivarius-Violins: "King Maximilian" and "Prince Khevenhüller", Emil Herrmann, New York, Two Famous Stradivarius-Violins: "King Maximilian" and "Prince Khevenhüller", New York
Provenance
| from 1800 | Prince Johann Friedrich Siegmund Khenhüller |
| in 1820 and until 1876 | Joseph Böhm |
| ... | ... |
| from 1876 | Louis Böhm |
| from 1900 | Viktor Popov |
| in 1929 | Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York |
| in 1929 | Henry Goldman |
| ... | ... |
| from 1930 and in 1937 | Yehudi Menuhin |
| Michel Scheinen | |
| from 2000 | Peter Biddulph |
| in 2004 | Current owner |
Known players
Joseph Böhm, Louis Böhm, Yehudi Menuhin
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey Dating the youngest tree ring to 1721.
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References
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
Violins & Violinists, October-November, 1945, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964
- Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- The Strad, April, 1996, John Dilworth, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
- Stradivarius: Five Violins, One Cello and a Genius
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 43 (illustrated)
- The Stradivarius Memorial Association
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- Two Famous Stradivarius-Violins: "King Maximilian" and "Prince Khevenhüller", Emil Herrmann, New York, New York (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)