Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1672, the 'Sellière'
Violin: 40734
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece cut on the slab of faint small curl
Top: of fine grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of wood matching back
Ribs: of wood similar to back but cut on the quarter
Varnish: Light golden brown
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Notes:
"Repaired" by Vincenzio Ascencio in Madrid. The original date on the label was probably 1672, but was later modified to 1692.L'Esposizione di Liuteria Antica a Cremona nel 1937, L'Esposizione di Liuteria Antica a Cremona nel 1937, Cremona
Emil Herrmann notes: "In perfect condition."
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Washington, DC
Provenance
| from 1780 | Don Carlos (King Charles IV) |
| Carolina Ferni | |
| in 1881 | Baron Frank Sellière |
| in 1885 | Baron Frank Sellière |
| ... | ... |
| from 1892 | Baron Johann Knoop |
| from 1895 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1898 | Sold by Emile Germain |
| from 1898 | Lynen |
| in 1912 | Sold by Caressa & Français |
| from 1912 | Hamma & Co. |
| 1912-1930 | Theodor Hämmerle |
| ... | ... |
| from 2019 | Lucerne Festival Strings |
Known players
Wolfgang Schneiderhan
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
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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
Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)- L'Esposizione di Liuteria Antica a Cremona nel 1937, Comitato Stradivariano, Cremona (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)