Alard-Baron Knoop Stradivarius
- Alard-Baron Knoop Stradivarius
The "Alard-Baron Knoop Stradivarius" of 1715 is an antique violin made by luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona (1644-1736). It was made during Stradivari's golden period and is regarded as the "finest of the fine," and "nec plus ultra" by the W.E. Hill & Sons. "The Alard" has the original neck with the initials "PS" found in the mortise of the head believed to be those of son, Paolo Stradivari. The Hill brothers conclude this violin is one of the instruments that came into Paolo's possession upon the death of his brother Franceso 1742.
The "Alard Stradivarius" receives its name from French violinist Jean-Delphin Alard, its most famed owner. Upon the publication of the Hill brothers' work on Stradivari in 1902, "The Alard" was in the possession of Baron Knoop (1846-1918). The instrument sold at auction in 1981 to a collector in Singapore for US$1.2 million.
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