Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1734, the 'Willemotte'
Violin: 41571
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 10.9 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
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Notes:
"Antonio was 90 years old when this violin was made, and his sons, Omobono and Francesco, were taking much of the responsibility of the famed Cremona workshop, yet this instrument is unmistakeably from the father's hand."Bein & Fushi Catalog, August, 1987, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi Catalog, August, 1987, Chicago
Provenance
| Charles F. Edler | |
| Kebs Collection | |
| Sold by Henry Werro | |
| Maria Lidka | |
| in 1880 | Jean Baptiste Cartier |
| until 1886 | Gand & Bernardel, Freres |
| from 1886 | Charles Willemotte |
| in 1928 | Dr. Gerhard Tischer |
| until 1983 | Bein & Fushi, Inc |
| 1983-1988 | Albert Overhauser |
| ... | ... |
| in 1998 | Anonymous |
| ... | ... |
| from 2017 | Current owner |
Known players
Leonidas Kavakos
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1928) Photographs added in 1960. States that the instrument was made entirely by Antonio, without assistance from his sons.
Letter: Alfred E. Hill, London (1928) To Dr Gerhard Tischer.
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References
- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- Bein & Fushi 1984 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)
- Bein & Fushi 1987 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)
- Bein & Fushi Catalog, August, 1987, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago
- Christophe Landon Rare Violins 2010 Calendar, New York (illustrated)
- Christophe Landon Rare Violins 2012 Calendar, New York (illustrated)
- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- The Miracle Makers, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)