Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1722, the 'Bartlett'
Violin: 44614
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis faciebat Anno 1722."
Back: Two-piece with medium curl descending from the joint
Scroll: slab-cut, plainer
Ribs: of wood matching back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.7 cm
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Provenance
| until 1840 | Edward Withers |
| from 1840 | Joseph Gillow |
| until 1887 | Rev. Thomas Richard Sanders |
| from 1887 | Charles Fletcher |
| Lady Portman | |
| Mary Portman | |
| August Wilhelmj | |
| R. Stephenson | |
| Arthur Beare | |
| until 1932 | Francis (Frank) Llewellyn Bartlett |
| from 1932 | Lucia Mary Gammer Spanger |
| until 1966 | John Réne Payne |
| in 1966 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| from 1966 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1928)
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1928)- Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London
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References
Emerging National Styles and Cremonese Copies, John Huber, Messiah Enterprise Corporation (illustrated)- Violins & Violinists, May-June, 1946, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago
- The Strad, 1932, London
- Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, December 5, 1966, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 6, 2012, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)