Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1724, the 'Abergavanny'
Violin: 41517
Dated 1714.
Back: One-piece
Varnish: Reddish golden
Length of back: 35.8 cm
Upper bouts: 16.85 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
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Provenance
| - | Canon Capel |
| - | John Betts |
| in 1896 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1896 - 1901 | Alfred Way |
| in 1901 | Sold by Puttick & Simpson |
| from 1901 | Charles Morris |
| until 1905 | Robert Augustus Bower |
| from 1905 | August Herrmann |
| - | Willi Post |
| 1922 - 1923 | Emil Herrmann |
| ... | ... |
| in 1937 | Mrs. Mary Dows Herter-Norton |
| - | Sold by Jacques Francais |
| - | Current owner |
Known players
Hertes-Norton
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Francais, New York, NY (1981) #2261B.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1925) States that the real date is 1724-25 despite the label which reads 1714.
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1925) Notes that the top differs in minor details of workmanship from the back and was probably made at a differetn period, but that all parts were together when the instrument was varnished.
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References
Antonio Stradivari: Violino Abergevanny 1724, Editrice Turris, Cremona (illustrated)- Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
- Associazione Liutaria Italiana directory, 1992-93 (illustrated)
- Da Stradivari ai giorni nostri, Paolo Sorgentone, Cremona Books, Cremona (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- Italian & French Violin Makers: Volume 2, Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 1610
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Stradivarius Memorial Association
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)