
Lot Essay
Sold with the accompanying certificates and documents:
William E. Hill and Sons, London March 20, 1900 with accompanying letter from Arthur F. Hill dated March 17, 1900
Max Moller, Amsterdam May 22, 1944
Dendrochronology test by John C. Topham, February 6, 2003
The dendrochronological analysis states that the year rings positively match a number of other works by Stradivari. Of note are matches with a 1696 Stradivari viola, known as The Archinto, belonging to London's Royal Academy of Music as well as two other 1699 violins, one belonging to the Musée de la Musique in Paris, and a violin made in 1700.