Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, the 'Hämmerle, Adler'
Violin: 41355
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1709."
Back: One-piece with regular flaming dropping slightly towards the bass side
Top: Two-piece, probably from different logs
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.65 cm
Middle bouts: 10.75 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
Provenance
| Clerk | |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| in 1902 | Major S. V. Shea-Simonds |
| 1907-1922 | Theodor Hämmerle |
| 1922-1925 | Max Adler & family |
| 1925-1926 | Alex Zukorsky |
| 1926-1927 | Thomas C. Petersen |
| 1927-1928 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1928-1934 | Harry Wahl |
| in 1934 | Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1934-1953 | Austin D. Levy |
| from 1953 | Wolfe Wolfinsohn |
| until 1974 | John & Arthur Beare |
| 1974-1980 | Urbanizadora Continental S/A |
| from 1980 | Cussy D. Almeida |
| from 1990 and in 2002 | Oesterreichische Nationalbank |
Known players
Cussy D. Almeida, Werner Hink
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1990)- Certificate: Cremona Violin Makers & Dealers, San Francisco, CA (1984)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1907)
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1990)Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
Alte Meistergeigen: Band III und IV, Die Cremoneser Schule / Antonius Stradivarius, Verband Schweizerischer Geigenbaumeister, Verlag Edwin Bochinsky, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
- Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
- Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mitteralter bis zur Gegenwart, Willibald Freiherr von Lütgendorff, Frankfurter Verlags-Anstalt, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)
- Harry Wahl's Violins, Maija-Stiina Roine, Cozio Publishing, Boston (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Masterpieces of Violin-Making: The Collection of Bowed Stringed Instruments of the Oesterreische Nationalbank, Rudolf Hopfner, Skira, Milan (illustrated)
- Emil Herrmann Rare Violins (Meistergeigen) 1927-28, Emil Herrmann, New York (illustrated)
- Rare Violins in the Possession of Emil Herrmann: 1926-7, Emil Herrmann, Berlin (illustrated)
- The Strad, December, 2007, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 22, 1988, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Startseite - Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
Alte Meistergeigen: Band III und IV, Die Cremoneser Schule / Antonius Stradivarius, Verband Schweizerischer Geigenbaumeister, Verlag Edwin Bochinsky, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)
