Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1719, the 'Wieniawski, Bower'
Violin: 41487
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece marked by a curl of medium width, descending slightly to the right
Top: of pine, fine and even grain, opening slightly on the flanks
Ribs: of somewhat varied figure
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 10.75 cm
Lower bouts: 20.75 cm
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Provenance
| in 1850 | Henri Wieniawski |
| until 1874 | Wilkelm Deichmann |
| 1874-1895 | Theodore Deichmann |
| 1895-1909 | August Wilhelmj |
| until 1943 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1943 | Robert Augustus Bower |
| from 1943 | Gerald Segelman |
| Sold by Peter Biddulph | |
| Peter Oundjian | |
| in c. 2000 | Sold by Florian Leonhard |
| in 2003 | Current owner |
Known players
Henri Wieniawski, Kikuei Ikeda
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1943)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1943)
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References
- 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)- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- In tune for the next 25 years
- Mr Black's Violins: The extraordinary obsession of Gerald Segelman, Andrew Hooker, Cozio Publishing, Boston (illustrated)
- The Strad, May, 2009, Florian Leonhard, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- The Strad, April, 1972, London (illustrated)