Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1722, the 'Laurie'
Violin: 43096
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1722."
Back: Two-piece of narrow curl ascending from the center joint
Top: of medium broad grain in the center, narrowing towards the flanks
Scroll: of faint curl
Ribs: of medium curl
Varnish: Orange-brown over a golden ground
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
Notes:
...on 10 March 1880 David Laurie sold to Joseph Joachim a 1722 Stradivari violin which had slightly narrow back-plate flames rising gently from the centre-joint and a front plate with a chipped treble-side C-bout edge. The known history of this violin dates back no further than 1870 when it was in the posession of Charles LamoureuxJoseph Joachim, David Laurie, and Mischa Elman: revising the provenance, Nicholas Sackman
Provenance
| in 1870 | Charles Lamoureux |
| in c. 1871 | Accursi |
| in 1874 | Sold by Gand & Bernardel |
| 1874-1880 | David Laurie |
| from 1880 | Joseph Joachim |
| 1887-c. 1930 | Franz von Mendelssohn |
| Francis Drake Ballard | |
| in 1963 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. H. Hammig & Co., Berlin (1930) Certificate No. 690
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References
Alte Meistergeigen: Band III und IV, Die Cremoneser Schule / Antonius Stradivarius, Verband Schweizerischer Geigenbaumeister, Verlag Edwin Bochinsky, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)- Joseph Joachim, David Laurie, and Mischa Elman: revising the provenance, Nicholas Sackman, 2019
- Joseph Joachims Geigen, Ruprecht Kamlah, Palm und Enke, Erlangen
- Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
Alte Meistergeigen: Band III und IV, Die Cremoneser Schule / Antonius Stradivarius, Verband Schweizerischer Geigenbaumeister, Verlag Edwin Bochinsky, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)
