Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1715, the 'Emperor, Gillott, Kubelik'
Violin: 41391
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece, with flame slanting upwards from left to right
Varnish: Red, scarcely worn
Length of back: 35.25 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
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Notes:
Illustrated in The Strad, Sep. 1910 and Mar. 1998.How Many Strads?, Doring, Bein & Fushi, Doring, Bein & Fushi, How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Chicago
‘One of our most prized possessions is Jan Kubelik’s old violin case... It used to hold the 1715 “Emperor” Stradivari... When he died in 1940 his son Rafael inherited the Stradivari but he wasn't a violin player so he used to store it in our shop.’
My Space – Jan Spidlen, The Strad, December, 2007, London
Provenance
| from 1833 | Andrew Fountaine |
| until 1842 | John Hart |
| 1842-1872 | Joseph Gillott |
| in 1872 | Sold by Christie's |
| 1872-1875 | George Hart |
| 1875-1907 | George Haddock |
| 1907-1912 | Edgar Haddock |
| 1910-1940 | Jan Kubelík |
| 1940-1996 | Rafael Kubelík |
| from 1996 | Current owner |
Known players
Jan Kubelík, Ludmilla Bertlova, Yuuko Shiokawa
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London- Certificate: Hart & Son, London
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References
The Emperor' Stradivari, Hart & Son, London (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari in Japan, Shinichi Yokoyama, Gakken, Tokyo (illustrated)
ECM Records- Encyclopedia of Violin-Makers, Volume 2, Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn Ltd., London (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? - Supplemental
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)
- Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
- Joseph Gillott, Cozio Carteggio feature, John Dilworth, Feb 2020
- The Strad, March, 1988, Robin Brookeart, London (illustrated)
- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- My Space – Jan Spidlen, December 2007
- Friedrich Brothers Rare Old Violins (1919), Ernest N. Doring, John Friedrich & Brothers, New York (illustrated)
- Some Early Musical Recollections of G. Haddock, George Haddock, Schott & Co., London (illustrated)
- The Strad, 1910, Edgar Haddock, London, Sep 1910 (illustrated)
- The Stradivarius Memorial Association
- 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)
- We Love Stradivari, NHK (illustrated)