Instrument

Iconography Index

Antonius Stradivarius (volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne & Jan Röhrmann (editors), photos by Jan Röhrmann, instrument descriptions by Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010: Color photos (front, back, side, scroll & detail of C-bout & f-hole).

How Many Strads?, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago, 1945: Black-and-white photos (front, back & side).

Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona, 1963: Black-and-white photos (front, back & side).

The Collection of John Hudson Bennett Catalog, February 5, 1932, New York, 1932: Black-and-white photos (front, back & side).

The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.: Black-and-white photos (front, back, side, scroll & f-hole - initialed by Emil Herrmann).

Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, New York, 1972: Black-and-white photos (front, back, side, scroll & f-hole).

Notes

Hill's comments describe how the young Joachim longed for and finally acquired this instrument at a price which up to that time was the highest ever paid for a violin. Joachim used it in all his concerts for many years. At these musical feasts, the London "pops" in the '60s and earlier, it was an honored guest with Madame Schumann, Rubenstein and Chopin. It was the beautiful voice with which Joachim spoke during that rich period in the history of music when he and his friends Mendelssohn and Schumann, and later the young Brahms, were rediscovering the instrumental works of Bach, Beethoven and Schubert and making them household words in Europe.

The Collection of John Hudson Bennett Catalog, February 5, 1932, New York, 1932.

Provenance

Owner	Owned From	Owned In	Owned Till	Price paid
Estate of Si-Hon Ma	2009	2010
Si-Hon Ma	1967		2009	For members only
Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.	1964		1967
Hugh W. Long (Elizabeth, NJ)		1963	1964
Kenneth Warren & Son		1960
Ruggiero Ricci
Paul Stassevitch		1945
...
John Hudson Bennett (New York)	1925		1932
Nathan E. Posner (Beverly Hills, California)	1925		1925
Alfred E. Stephens (Springfield, Massachusetts)		1925
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
...
W.E. Hill & Sons	1913
Baron Johann Knoop			1913
Dietrich A. Meier (London)	1885
Joseph Joachim	1849		1885	For members only
Müller (Bremen)			1849
...

 Current owner
 Indicates that the owner is or was also a musician

Players

Name	Played From	Played In	Played To
...
Joseph Joachim	1849		1885
...

 Current player
 Indicates that the musician is or was also an owner of one or more instruments

Auctions

Auction	Date	Note	Estimate	Hammer Price
Anderson Galleries Inc., New York	Feb-05-1932			For members only

Including buyer's premium
Current record for maker and instrument type
Record at time of sale for maker and instrument type

Certificates

Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London, February 27, 1923. To Rudolph Wurlitzer Company.

Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London

Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York

References

An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925), Alberto Bachman, The Library Press Limited, London, 1925.

Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902.

Antonius Stradivarius (volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne & Jan Röhrmann (editors), photos by Jan Röhrmann, instrument descriptions by Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010.

How Many Strads?, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago, 1945.

Kenneth Warren & Son advertisement, January, 1960.

Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona, 1963.

The Collection of John Hudson Bennett Catalog, February 5, 1932, New York, 1932.

The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C..

Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, New York, 1972.