Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, the 'Baron Knoop'
Violin: 41268
Original label
Back: One-piece
Varnish: worn on center of back
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
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Provenance
| until 1900 | Paul Blanchard |
| from 1900 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| - | Unknown |
| until 1913 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1913 | Richard Bennett |
| - | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1937 | Karl Siebenhuener |
| until 1945 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1945 - 1963 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1945)
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References
The Strad, June, 1946, London (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902 (illustrated)
- Capolavori di Antonio Stradivari, Charles Beare, Arnoldo Mondadori S.p.A., Milan (illustrated)
- The Strad, August, 1987, London (illustrated)
- How Many Strads?, 1999
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London (illustrated)
- Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague (illustrated)
- Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona (illustrated)
- Violins & Violinists, September-October, 1954, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill Business Records (1850 - 1990)