Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1729, the 'Marquis de Villafranche, Crocker'
Violin: 41551
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1729."
Small circular brand at lower rib.
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with medium width flame ascending from the center seam.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium width grain.
Scroll: of plainer maple.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of a golden orange-brown color.
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Notes:
"The flawless condition bears testimony of its having reposed, almost forgotten, for over one hundred years in an old French family, until it was discovered by the late Mr. Alfred Hill and purchased by him from a member of the family, the Marquis de Villefranche."The 'Marquis de Villefranche" Stradivarius, 1729, The Strad, 1942, London
Provenance
| Marquis de Villafranche | |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| George H. Kemp | |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| in 1945 and until 1962 | Samuel L. Crocker |
| ... | ... |
| from 1969 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français (photocopy), New York, NY (1969) #865.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons (photocopy), London
- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. (photocopy), Cincinnati, OH
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References
How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)- Violins & Violinists, July, 1942, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10842
- The Strad, 1942, London, Jan 1942 (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 43 (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)