Jacob Stainer, Absam, 1670
Cello: 41802
Faintly stamped, "Jacob Stainer in Absam prope oenipontum 16..."
Scroll: Carved lion's head
Length of back: 75.9 cm
Upper bouts: 35.9 cm
Middle bouts: 24.5 cm
Lower bouts: 45.7 cm
There are 55 additional images in the archive which are not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.
Provenance
| until 1921 | Baron Armytage |
| until 1923 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1923-1938 | Alexander Quarrier Smith |
| until 1956 | Dora Bliss |
| until 1973 | Laurence Lesser |
| 1973-2024 | David Kadarauch |
| in 2024 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2024 | Current owner |
Known players
Laurence Lesser
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2024)- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2023) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1652 and 1655, respectively. Printed report available for purchase upon request.
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. (photocopy), New York, NY (1961) Lists the date as 1650c.
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. (photocopy), New York, NY (1961) Dates the instrument as 1650c.
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1923)
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2024)Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
- Clear Direction
Jakob Stainer: Leben und Werk des Tiroler Meisters, Walter Senn & Karl Roy, Verlag E. Bochinsky, Frankfurt (illustrated)- Private Archives - 10842
- The Cello, Elizabeth Cowling, B. T. Batsford Ltd., London (illustrated)
Jakob Stainer: Leben und Werk des Tiroler Meisters, Walter Senn & Karl Roy, Verlag E. Bochinsky, Frankfurt (illustrated)
