Iconography Index

Black-and-white photos (front, back & scroll): Die Kunst Des Geigenbaues (1930), Otto Möckel, Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Leipzig, 1930.

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

Black-and-white photos (front, back, side, scroll & f-hole - initialed by Emil Herrmann): The Jacques Francais Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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

Color photos (front & back (backwards)): 36 Famous Italian Violins, Alex Wasinski, Herman Gordon, New York, 1975.

Notes

"We recall a violin of special tonal merit made in 1709 - Lady Halle's, formerly Ernst's. And who that has heard Lady Halle play will not bear this statement out? The ripe, woody, and yet sparkling quality, its perfect responsiveness and equality on all the strings, and the ever-swelling sonority, all contribute to delight the cultivated listener."

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

"In an earlier chapter, I referred to the first Straduarius violin that had ever come before me, and which had been shewn me by Ernst on the occasion of his first visit to Leeds early in the 'fifties. In order to shew how the lives of these famous fiddles may be traced, I give the following interesting account. Approaching one hundred years ago, two very fine specimens of Straduarius workmanship came into the possession of Mr. A. Fountaine, of Narford Hall, in Sussex. These two violins he kept in a double case, where they rested, side by side, for many years. Mr. Fountaine, a great enthusiast, was in the habit of inviting musical house-parties from London for the week-ends.

Among those who were most frequently invited was Ernst, and, as a great privilege, he was permitted to lead the quartet party or to play his solo contributions on one of these superb fiddles the one usually designated by Mr. Fountaine as his "second best ;" the other instrument never being permitted to be used for playing purposes, but being lifted from the case merely for admiring glances. One memorable Sunday, Ernst played so exquisitely on the "Strad." lent him by his host, that Mr. Fountaine said he must use it regularly as his solo instrument, and straightway made the artist a gift of it. This was the violin shewn me by Ernst in 1852, and which he used till the day of his death. After passing through several hands, it was the one selected, twenty years later, by Madame Norman-Neruda, who was requiring such an instrument for her own concert performances. "

Some Early Musical Recollections of G. Haddock, George Haddock, Schott & Co., London, 1906.

Provenance

Owner	Owned From	Owned In	Owned Till	Price paid
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William Kroll		1975
...
Unknown	1968			For members only
...
Mrs. Arthur Crary	1938
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co.
Zlatko Balokovic (New York)	1932			For members only
Emil Herrmann			1932
Dr. Emmerich (Munich)	1911			For members only
Lady Hallé (Wilma Neruda)		1902	1911	For members only
Unknown	1886			For members only
David Laurie (Glasgow)
Madame Ernst		1870
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst		1852
Andrew Fountaine (Narford Hall)
...

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

Players

Name	Played From	Played In	Played To
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Dénes Zsigmondy			2003
...
Bird Elliot	1938
...
Wilma Neruda-Norman			1911
...
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst		1852	1865
...

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

Auctions

Auction	Date	Note	Estimate	Hammer Price
Sotheby's, London	Mar-31-1988			For members only

Including buyer's premium

References

36 Famous Italian Violins, Alex Wasinski, Herman Gordon, New York, 1975.

Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961.

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

Die Kunst Des Geigenbaues (1930), Otto Möckel, Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Leipzig, 1930.

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

Some Early Musical Recollections of G. Haddock, George Haddock, Schott & Co., London, 1906.

Order Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 31, 1988, London, Sotheby's, London, 1988.

Stradivarius-Guarnerius del Gesù: Catalogue descriptif de leurs instruments (Facsimile of Gand's notes from 1870-91), Charles-Eugène Gand, Les Amis de la Musique, Spa, 1994.

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.

"Geigenpreise", Paul de Wit, Zeitschrift für Instrumentenbau, August 1, 1885.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Stradivarius_instruments

Sale Book, 1870-1936, The Jacques Francais Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

The Jacques Francais Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.