Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1712, the 'Schreiber'
Violin: 41372
Bearing its original label, Stradivarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1712."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: by Andrea Guarneri, filius Andrea
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Dark golden
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.45 cm
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Provenance
| Kurt Dahlmann | |
| in 1887 | Dr. Schreiber |
| until 1900 | Oswald Möckel |
| 1900-1937 | Dr. Louis Ferdinand Auguste Ravené |
| from 1937 | Hans Basserman |
| in 1949 | Sold by Lyon & Healy |
| in 1954 | David Lloyd Kreeger |
| until 1992 | The David Lloyd Kreeger Foundation |
| from 1992 | Current owner |
Known players
Bronislaw Huberman, Hans Basserman, Henri Wieniawski, Pinchas Zukerman
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1997) Attributes the scroll to Andrea Guarneri.
Letter: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1993)- Insurance valuation: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1975)
- Certificate: Albert F. Moglie (1954)
- Certificate: Caressa & Français, Paris (1937) Lost.
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1935) Lost.
- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart Lost.
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References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- The Strad, March, 1998, Juris Brensson, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
- Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 18, 1992, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- Violins & Violinists, April, 1939, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
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- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
- World of Strings, Fall, 1956, William Moennig & Sons, Philadelphia (illustrated)