{"product_id":"26154-violins-vuillaume-jean-baptiste-stradivari-antonio-fetis-francois-joseph-antoine-stradivari-luthier-celebre-inscribed-presentation-copy-from-vuillaume-in-fine-binding","title":"[Violins] [Vuillaume, Jean Baptiste. (1798 - 1875)] [Stradivari, Antonio. (1644 - 1737)] Fetis, Francois-Joseph. (1784-1871) \"Antoine Stradivari. Luthier célèbre\" - INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY FROM VUILLAUME IN FINE BINDING","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAntoine Stradivari. Luthier célèbre connu sous le nom de Stradivarius. Précédé de recherches historiques et critiques sur l'origine et les transformations des instruments a archet et suivi d'analyses theoriques sur l'archet.\u003c\/em\u003e An intriguing copy of this treatise, inscribed and signed towards the end of his life and career in Paris by one of the finest French luthiers of the 19th century and a key figure in the world of violin making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrontispiece facsimile of Stradivarius letter, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003esigned and inscribed in brown ink on the blank recto, \"a Monsieur Armand Boyer son tout Devoué  \/ Vuillaume \/ Paris le 2 Aout 1874.\"  8vo. [vi], 128 pp, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eillustrations to text, original wrappers rebacked and bound in at conclusion. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOwnership signature dated Paris, 1937of the noted art dealer  Edgardo Antonio Acosta y Calderón (1913–1999) and later Ex-Libris to the inside front cover of Lloyd B. Halverson. Finely bound in full red morocco with five raised bands and abstract relief gilt violin and bow design to the front board.  Scattered foxing throughout, a few pages with expert paper restorations, overall a fine copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVuillaume was a prolific maker of all bowed stringed instruments and their bows, working either by his own hand or through his carefully managed workshop, which employed some of the most skillful craftsmen in France. He co-operated with the acoustician Savart on theoretical approaches and varnish research, and both \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003econtributed to and published this seminal work by writer François Fétis, tracing the history and development of bowed instruments with a focus on Stradivari. It also includes an analysis of the bows of François Tourte and a chapter on the Guarneri family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a truly remarkable copy, inscribed by the French master luthier who crafted celebrated violin models inspired by Stradivari and whose Stradivari-tradition instruments replicate the physical dimensions, arching, and visual aesthetics of historic Cremonese masterpieces with extreme precision, often utilizing artificial antiquing and matching woods.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62844818194591,"sku":"26154","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Fetis_Francois-Joseph._1784_1871_AntoineStradivari.Luthiercelebre26154c.png?v=1792701383","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/26154-violins-vuillaume-jean-baptiste-stradivari-antonio-fetis-francois-joseph-antoine-stradivari-luthier-celebre-inscribed-presentation-copy-from-vuillaume-in-fine-binding","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}