Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1688, the 'Derenberg'
Violin: 40760
Original label
Back: Two-piece
Top: One-piece
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.3 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Provenance
| from 1822 | Alsopp |
| in 1832 | Dutton |
| ... | ... |
| in 1850 | James W. Driver |
| ... | ... |
| in 1860 | Alfred Borwick |
| until 1885 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1885 - 1916 | Carl Derenberg |
| 1916 - 1925 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1925 - 1926 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| 1926 - 1944 | Joseph Haft |
| from 1944 | Eudice Shapiro |
| from 1950 | Daniel Karpilowsky |
| until 1965 | Henry Hottinger |
| 1965 - 1969 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1969 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2001) X-2047.- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1969)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1924)
- Certificate: Emil Herrmann
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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
Henry Hottinger Collection (illustrated)- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Violins & Violinists, June, 1938, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10746
- 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)