Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, c. 1731, the 'Heifetz, Piel'
Violin: 41561
Labeled, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1731."
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: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.0 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Provenance
| in c. 1835 | Sold by Luigi Tarisio |
| in c. 1835 | Sold by Pierre & Hippolyte Silvestre |
| c. 1836-c. 1875 | Count Alexandre-Henri de Chaponay |
| in c. 1875 | Sold by Hippolyte C. Silvestre |
| in c. 1876 | Henry Benjamin Merton |
| in 1876 | Sold by Foster Auction House |
| in 1876 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1876-1879 | John Clarke Crosthwaite McCaul |
| from 1879 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1879-c. 1906 | Edmund Janson |
| in c. 1906 | Sold by John & Arthur Beare |
| in 1908 | Sold by Hamma & Co. |
| 1908-1915 | Michael Piel |
| 1915-1922 | Rudolf Piel |
| 1922-1950 | Jascha Heifetz |
| 1950-1971 | Sam Bloomfield |
| from 1971 | Current owner |
Known players
Jascha Heifetz
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2025) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1694 and 1701, respectively.
- Dendrochronology report: Sondre Lie, Oslo (2025) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1694 and 1701, respectively.
Letter certificate: Harry A. Duffy, Miami, FL (1971)- Certificate: Harry A. Duffy, Miami, FL (1971)
- Letter: Jascha Heifetz (1950)
- Letter certificate: Ernest N. Doring (1950)
- Letter certificate: Benjamin Koodlach, Los Angeles, CA (1950)
- Letter: Arthur Phillips Hill (photocopy), London (1950)
- Letter certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1950)
- Proforma Certificate: Tarisio Private Sales, New York, NY
Letter certificate: Harry A. Duffy, Miami, FL (1971)
Letter: Jascha Heifetz (1950)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
- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
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)
- Private Archives - 10842
- 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)
Violins & Violinists, January-February, 1951, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
