Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1700, the 'Jupiter'
Violin: 41306
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonesis Faciebat Anno 17--."
Back: One-piece, slab-cut
Ribs: of medium curl cut on the quarter
Varnish: Reddish-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 10.9 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
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Provenance
| - | Giovanni Battista Viotti |
| - | Jacques Pierre Joseph Rode |
| 1840 - 1849 | Vincent Wallace |
| 1849 - 1854 | George E. Hillow |
| from 1854 | Désirée Frèry |
| - | Thillon |
| until 1860 | Gand & Bernardel, Freres |
| until 1863 | George Corsby |
| - | Vicomte de Maupas |
| in 1863 | Sold by Puttick & Simpson |
| ... | ... |
| in 1891 | Pierre Nothomb |
| 1892 - 1895 | Hugo Heerman |
| from 1895 | Montgomery Sears |
| in 1940 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| from 1940 | Lieutenant Montgomery S. Bradley |
| in 1961 | Harrison Keller |
| ... | ... |
| in 2010 | Anonymous |
| ... | ... |
| in 2019 | Anonymous |
| from 2019 | Current owner |
Known players
Charles Martin Loeffler, Franz Kneisel, Harrison Keller
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1940) States that the scroll is by Stradivari.
Letter: Joseph Joachim- Letter: Dwight J. Partello
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References
- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, 1961
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)