Jacob Stainer, Absam, date unknown
Violin: 41698
Fake 1659 Stainer label inserted by Rosenthal; prior to that, bore a Gabrielli label.
Back: Two-piece of fain irregular medium curl
Top: Later, by Luthier Rosenthal circa 1966-67
Scroll: almost plain
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Yellowish-brown
Provenance
| until 1967 | Luthier Rosenthal & Son |
| 1967-1976 | Arnold Gingrich |
| in 1976 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1972) C3322- Certificate: Luthier Rosenthal, New York, NY (1967) Tablemade by Rosenthal. All other parts by Stainer.
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References
A Thousand Mornings of Music, Arnold Gingrich, Crown Publishers, New York (illustrated)- Jakob Stainer: Leben und Werk des Tiroler Meisters, Walter Senn & Karl Roy, Verlag E. Bochinsky, Frankfurt (illustrated)
- Sotheby Parke Bernet Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, October 29, 1976, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York