Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, c. 1667, the 'Aranyi'
Violin: 40723
Labeled, "Antonius Stradivarius Faciebat Anno 1667."
Back: Two-piece of narrow curl
Top: one-piece of narrow grain, opening out towards the bass side
Scroll: of curl similar to back
Ribs: of curl similar to back
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 34.8 cm
Upper bouts: 15.8 cm
Middle bouts: 10.15 cm
Lower bouts: 19.8 cm
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Notes:
"This violin bears an original label stating, 'Antonius Stradivarius Faciebat Anno 1667.' When the instrument was inspected by the Hills in 1920, the date of the label may have seemed unlikely, prompting the firm to consider the label a fake and to attribute the fabrication of the instrument to a date slightly different to the one accepted nowadays." – Alessandra BarabaschiAntonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Cologne
Provenance
| J. K. E. Koolhaus | |
| 1920-1924 | Eric Smit |
| 1924-1929 | Francis E. Aranyi |
| 1929-1930 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1930-1942 | Thomas C. Petersen |
| 1942-1944 | Roger N. Chittolini |
| from 1944 and in 1945 | Dr. Eugenio Sturchio |
| ... | ... |
| in 1976 | Dr. Eli Marcovitz |
| ... | ... |
| in 1982 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1944)
Letter: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1944) Written by Jay C. Freeman.- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1941)
- Certificate: Bicentenario Stradivariano, Cremona (1937)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1920)
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References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- The Strad, November, 1986, Robert Lewin, London (illustrated)
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)
- L'Esposizione di Liuteria Antica a Cremona nel 1937, Comitato Stradivariano, Cremona (illustrated)
- La Casa Nuziale: The Home of Antonio Stradivari, 1667-1680, Arnaldo Baruzzi, W. E. Hill & Sons, London (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10746
- Private Archives - 10842
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 12, 1986, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. II, No. 1, The Violin Society of America, Lansdowne, PA (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- World of Strings, Autumn 1982, William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia (illustrated)