Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1717, the 'Hämmerle, Baumgartner'
Violin: 41474
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1717."
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.65 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 10.9 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
Provenance
| until 1895 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1895 | Carl Hermann Voigt |
| 1895-1930 | Theodor Hämmerle |
| 1930-1943 | Margarethe Buchmüller |
| from 1943 | Irmingard Barsoff-Buchmüller |
| Rudolf Baumgartner | |
| from 2002 | Lucerne Festival Strings |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1895)
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References
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)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- The Appreciation of Rare Violins, Francis Drake Ballard, Francis Drake Ballard, Tuckahoe, NY (illustrated)