Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, the 'De Kermadec Bläss'
Cello: 40690
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1698."
Back: Two-piece poplar
Top: Medium grain in the center, broadening towards the flanks
Scroll: Pear wood
Ribs: Wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown over a golden ground
Length of back: 75.9 cm
Upper bouts: 34.45 cm
Middle bouts: 23.1 cm
Lower bouts: 44.15 cm
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Provenance
| De Kermadec | |
| Parceveaux | |
| until 1909 | Francis Touche |
| from 1909 | Robert Templer |
| until 1957 | Hélène Richardson |
| 1957-1958 | Arnold Sprenger |
| ... | ... |
| from 1958 and in 1966 | Rolf Habisreutinger |
| ... | ... |
| in 2001 | Stradivari Stiftung Habisreutinger, Switzerland |
Known players
Anita Leuzinger, Christian Poltéra, Stefan Jess-Kropfitsch
References
- Alte Meistergeigen: Band III und IV, Die Cremoneser Schule / Antonius Stradivarius, Verband Schweizerischer Geigenbaumeister, Verlag Edwin Bochinsky, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)
- Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
- Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10072
- Stefan Jess & Barbara Moser
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
Alte Meistergeigen: Band III und IV, Die Cremoneser Schule / Antonius Stradivarius, Verband Schweizerischer Geigenbaumeister, Verlag Edwin Bochinsky, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)
