Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, c. 1680, the 'Saville'
Violin: 40730
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece slab cut with small flame
Top: One-piece, of fairl open grain on the treble side, and quite coars on the bass
Scroll: plainer
Ribs: similar to back
Varnish: Light golden brown
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 17.2 cm
Lower bouts: 21 cm
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Notes:
Dated 1689.Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments, Charles-Eugène Gand, Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments (Facsimile of Gand's notes from 1870-91), Spa
Provenance
| until 1852 | Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume |
| from 1852 | Monsieur Dubray |
| 1899-1900 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1900-1907 | Captain Saville |
| 1907-1908 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1908-1910 | I. G. Schröter |
| 1910-1912 | Emil Herrmann, Berlin |
| from 1912 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1912)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1908) "A fine and characteristic example of the maker's early period in a very perfect state."
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References
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- 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 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)