Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, the 'Baron Knoop'
Violin: 41268
Bearing its 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 and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961 (illustrated)
Capolavori di Antonio Stradivari, Charles Beare, Arnoldo Mondadori S.p.A., Milan (illustrated)
The Strad, August, 1987, London (illustrated)
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964
Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (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)