Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1692, the 'Segelman, Hart'
Cello: 41285
Labeled, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1692."
Back: Two-piece cut on the slab
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of faint figure
Ribs: later, possibly the work of the Gagliano family.
Varnish: Reddish-gold
Length of back: 74.0 cm
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Notes:
". . . dimensions drastically altered. . ."W. E. Hill Business Records (1850 - 1990), W. E. Hill & Sons - Business Records (1850 - 1990)
Provenance
| Lambert | |
| until 1850 | Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume |
| in c. 1855 | Sold by David Laurie |
| until c. 1901 | John Ure |
| until 1926 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1926 | Dr Walter S. A. Griffith |
| in 1929 | Sold by Hart & Son |
| until 1945 | Albert Arnold |
| in 1945 | Anonymous |
| ... | ... |
| from 1945 and in 1953 | Gerald Segelman |
| ... | ... |
| in 1999 | Sold by Christie's |
| in 2000 | Royal Academy of Music, London |
| ... | ... |
| in 2013 | Anonymous |
| 2015-2020 | Anonymous |
| from 2020 | Current owner |
Known players
Guy Johnston, Katherine Jenkinson, Mats Lidström
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1945)- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey Dating the youngest tree ring to 1677.
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References
Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 17, 1999, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)- Correspondence with Katherine Jenkinson, January, 2007
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- Mr Black's Violins: The extraordinary obsession of Gerald Segelman, Andrew Hooker, Cozio Publishing, Boston (illustrated)
Musicians Gallery - Two decades of service- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons - Business Records (1850 - 1990)