Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1726, the 'Belgiorno, Hilton, Hamma'
Violin: 45993
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis faciebat Anno 1726."
Back: Two-piece of narrow horizontal curl
Top: of fine grain, broadening towards the flanks
Scroll: of medium curl
Ribs: of wider curl
Varnish: Orange-brown on a golden ground
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
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Notes:
On loan to the Australian Chamber OrchestraProvenance
until 1950 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1950 | Reginald Hilton |
in c. 1965 | Sold by Hamma & Co. |
from c. 1965 | Alfred Franke |
in 1978 | Sold by Christie's |
in 1979 | Anonymous |
... | ... |
in 1990 | Sold by Kenneth Warren & Son |
1990-2017 | Anonymous |
from 2017 | Current owner |
Known players
Kyoko Takezawa, Satu Vanska
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1991) X-410.
Certificate: Kenneth Warren & Son, Chicago, IL (1990)
Certificate: Max Möller & Son, Amsterdam (1979)
Certificate: Association des Maitres Luthiers Suisses (1967)
Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1965)
Letter: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1960)
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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)
Bongartz's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 23, 1981, Cologne, Bongartz's, Bongartz's, Cologne (illustrated)
Christie's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, July 21, 1978, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
The Strad, June, 1978, Robert Lewin, London (illustrated)
- Private Papers
Sotheby's Russian & Greek Icons and Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 27, 1964, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)