Gould Stradivarius

The Gould Stradivarius of 1693 is a violin made by the Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari of Cremona (1644-1737).

[2] The Gould violin's ownership traces back to 1820 by an owner listed as "Marquis de Villers".

Around 1850, a French violinist and celebrated teacher Charles Dancla bought the instrument and in 1880, the violin was then owned by person identified as M. Labitte (Reims, France), possibly having been Louis Labitte, a collector of musical manuscripts.

Albert Willan until about 1900 when the violin was sold to the Polish violinist and composer Emil Młynarskyi.

[1] It is considered the only violin by Stradivari that has been returned to a baroque setup and "is regularly used for performance of period repertoire.