It was made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona and named after the French violinist Charles Dancla.
[5] It was owned by renowned violinist M. Florent, and later it was sold to Jean Baptist Charles.
[6] In 1925 American businessman Rodman Wanamaker purchased the 1710 Dancla.
In 1934 Nathan Milstein then purchased the 1710 Dancla from the collection and he used it in concerts until the 1940s.
[6] Milstein later sold the violin to Russian violinist Louis Krasner.