Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, c. 1718, the 'Marquis de Riviere'
Violin: 40928
Label dated 1709.
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Notes:
Listed in Goodkind as 1709.The Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Larchmont, NY
Provenance
| 1850 - 1867 | Marquis de Riviere |
| 1867 - 1869 | Gand & Bernardel, Freres |
| from 1869 | Library Bourgelat at Provence |
| - | Sold by Caressa & Français |
| - | Alfred O. Corbin |
| - | Mischa Mischakoff |
| until 1932 | Emil Herrmann |
| from 1936 | Mrs. Marie-Louise Bok |
| - | Curtis Institute in Philadelphia |
| 1934 - 1947 | Efrem Zimbalist |
| 1947 - 1964 | Leon Zawisza |
| 1964 - 1993 | Current owner |
Known players
Daniel Majeske, Jaffe, Leon Zawisza, Stephen Majeske
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Albert Caressa, Paris (1935)- Certificate: Emil Herrmann
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References
- How Many Strads?
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- Private Archives - 10746
World of Strings, Spring, 1964, William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Stradivarius Memorial Association
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)