Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1730, the 'Vesuvius'
Violin: 41535
Bearing its original label, "Antonio Stradivarius, Cremonensis / faciebat Anno 1727."
Back: Two-piece
Scroll: by Nicolas Lupot
Ribs: upper right rib is a replacement
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.65 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Notes:
The head, by Lupot, was originally on the ex-Davidov of 1727, but Maucotel switched the heads.How Many Strads?, Doring, Bein & Fushi, Doring, Bein & Fushi, How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Chicago
Provenance
| in 1929 and until 1930 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1930 | Maucotel & Deschamps |
| 1937-1938 | Jan Hambourg |
| from 1938 | Antonio Brosa |
| 1968-2003 | Remo Lauricella |
| from 2005 | Town of Cremona, Museo del Violino |
References
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
- The Classic Lines of Italian Violin Making, Carlo Vettori, Giardini Editori, Pisa (illustrated)