Omobono Felice Stradivari, Cremona, 1700, the 'Blagrove'
Violin: 42846
Bearing its original label, undated: ". . .sotto la disciplina d'Antonio Stradivari."
Back: One-piece, cut on the slab
Length of back: 35.5 cm
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Notes:
"A letter from the late Mr. Alfred Hill, dated 1926, accompanies the guarantee. In this Mr. Hill briefly outlines the history of this violin, which he describes as "an old friend of our firm, it having passed through our hands after divers intervals during the last forty years . . . . The fiddle has much to commend it, more especially its fine quality of tone.""A Violin by Omobono Stradivari, The Strad, 1943, London
Provenance
| Richard Blagrove | |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| in 1943 | Sold by Ralph P. Powell |
| ... | ... |
| from 1958 | Harry Lange |
| Sold by Jacques Français | |
| from 1963 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1963) #717.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1926) States that it was made before 1700.
- Certificate: William Lewis & Son, Chicago, IL
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References
The Strad, 1943, London, Sep 1943 (illustrated)- Bein & Fushi 2009 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)
- Violins & Violinists, January-February, 1959, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10842
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 44 (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 57
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)