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)