Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1708, the 'Havemeyer, Lyall'
Violin: 41341
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1708."
Back: One-piece
Top: of fine-grained spruce at the joint widening considerably towards flanks
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.86 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 10.95 cm
Lower bouts: 20.85 cm
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Provenance
| Sold by George Hart | |
| Sold by John & Arthur Beare | |
| Sold by William Lewis & Son | |
| Sold by Florian Leonhard | |
| in 1885 | Hector Havemeyer |
| ... | ... |
| from 1910 | Mrs. Lyall |
| in c. 1946 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| c. 1946-1989 | Paul Bernard |
| from c. 1989 | Anne B. Pfeiffer |
| in 1999 | Current owner |
Known players
Paul Bernard
References
36 Famous Italian Violins, Alex Wasinski, Herman Gordon, New York (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961
- Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators, George Hart, Dulau & Co., London (illustrated)
- World of Strings, Autumn 1999, William Moennig & Sons, Philadelphia (illustrated)