Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1728, the 'Dragonetti, Milanollo'
Violin: 40875
Back: Two-piece with the flames rising slightly from the joint
Top: of fine grain
Varnish: Orange over a golden ground
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Notes:
From Dragonetti's will: "I bequeath this violin, which was played by Paganini, to Teresa Milanollo."Les Deux Stradivarius, Claude Lebet, Les deux Stradivarius de Domenico Dragonetti, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Provenance
Giovanni Battista Viotti | |
1794-1846 | Domenico Dragonetti |
1846-1904 | Teresa Milanollo |
1904-1906 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
1906-1921 | Wottmann |
1921-1925 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
until 1951 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1951 | Ratnagar |
until 1968 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
1968-1990 | Christian Ferras |
from 1990 | Pierre Amoyal |
in 2004 | Current owner |
Known players
Christian Ferras, Corey Cerovsek, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Nicolò Paganini, Pierre Amoyal, Teresa Milanollo
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Étienne Vatelot, Paris (1983)
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References
Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961 (illustrated)
- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
Exposition: Huit violons de Stradivarius, Claude Lebet, La Chaux-de-Fonds (illustrated)
Historic women performers: The Sisters Milanollo, Cozio Carteggio feature, Alessandra Barabaschi, March 2020
L'Age d'Or du Violon, Spa, Les Amis de la Musique (illustrated)
Les deux Stradivarius de Domenico Dragonetti, Claude Lebet, La Chaux-de-Fonds (illustrated)
The Strad, June, 1998, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
The Strad, June, 1998, Roger Hargrave, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
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 (illustrated)
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)