Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1728, the 'Smith, Barrett, Fuchs'
Violin: 41546
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1710."
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.1 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
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Notes:
Joseph Fuchs: "When I first visited England I had my small Strad with the 1710 label with me. He [Alfred Hill] recognized it immediately. He knew where he had seen it; he knew what was wrong with it, and he knew why the previous owner had sold it. 'It is a pretty little fiddle. Absolutely genuine,' he said, 'but it is not from 1710; it's from 1728. Don't let anybody tell you that the earlier date is correct. The label is wrong.'"Joseph Fuchs: An Interview with William Salchow, Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. IV, No. 1, Lancaster, PA
Provenance
| in 1944 | Joseph Fuchs |
| Luigi Tarisio | |
| in 1848 | Gand & Bernardel, Freres |
| Caspar Gottlieb Meier | |
| John Adam | |
| Sold by David Laurie | |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| Richard Bennett | |
| Frederick Smith | |
| Sold by Hamma & Co. | |
| Felix E. Kahn | |
| Joseph Fuchs | |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| from 1948 and in 1950 | James Barrett |
| ... | ... |
| in 1993 | Current owner |
Known players
Frank Peter Zimmermann, Joseph Fuchs
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Étienne Vatelot, Paris (1991)- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1948) Dates the instrument to 1727.
- Certificate: Gand & Bernardel, Paris (1884)
Certificate: Étienne Vatelot, Paris (1991)Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
Bundesministerium für Inneres, Austria (Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs)- Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 31, 1989, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
- Exposition: Huit violons de Stradivarius, Claude Lebet, La Chaux-de-Fonds (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- Interpol Database of Stolen Art
- Italian & French Violin Makers, Volume 4, Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne (illustrated)
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. IV, No. 1, The Violin Society of America, Lancaster, PA
- Private Archives - 10842
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 43 (illustrated)
- The Stradivarius Memorial Association
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- Three Centuries of Italian Violin Making, Artemio Versari, Edizioni Il Salabue, Cremona (illustrated)
- Violin, Antonius Stradivarius 1727, "Ex Smith" (unpublished monograph), Machold Rare Violins, Vienna (illustrated)
Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 31, 1989, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
