Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1731, the 'Heifetz, Piel'
Violin: 41561
Altered to read 1711.
Back: Two-piece of faint broad curl, showing various sap marks
Top: of well-defined and rather open grain
Ribs: of more pronounced figure
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
Provenance
until 1876 | Merton |
in 1876 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
1876 - 1879 | J. C. C. McCaul |
from 1879 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
until 1899 | Janson |
- | Sold by John & Arthur Beare |
in 1899 | Sold by Hamma & Co. |
from 1899 | Rudolph Piel |
1925 - 1950 | Jascha Heifetz |
... | ... |
in 1959 | Current owner |
Known players
Jascha Heifetz
Certificates & Documents
Letter: Alfred E. Hill, London
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References
- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961
Violins & Violinists, January-February, 1951, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964
Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
The Strad, April, 1959, London (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)