Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1708, the 'Regent, Superb'
Violin: 40149
Labeled, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis, faciebat anno 1708."
Back: in one piece of quarter cut maple with medium-width flame ascending slightly from the treble side and bearing the same sap mark as Stradivari's 'Cathedrale' violin of 1707.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium-width grain broadening slightly toward the edges.
Scroll: of slightly broader flame.
Ribs: of similar wood to the back.
Varnish: of a deep red-brown color.
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.75 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Provenance
| from 1824 | Unknown |
| in 1941 | Sold by Henry Werro |
| in 1941 | Paul Werzinger-Burkhard |
| in 1942 | Sold by Roger & Max Millant |
| in 1942 | Albert Uhl |
| in 1946 | Henry Werro |
| ... | ... |
| in 1963 | Dr David Josefowitz |
| ... | ... |
| from 2015 | Current owner |
Known players
Ofer Falk, Tasmin Little
Certificates & Documents
Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, Berlin (2022)- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey (2000) Dating the youngest tree ring to 1697.
- Letter certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons (photocopy), London (1946)
- Letter certificate: Émile Français (photocopy), Paris (1942)
- Letter certificate: Silvestre & Maucotel (photocopy), Paris (1942)
- Letter certificate: Henry Werro (photocopy), Bern (1941)
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References
Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961 (illustrated)- Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making, David Rattray, Outline Press, London (illustrated)
- Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona (illustrated)
- The Strad, January, 2000, Orpheus, London
Tasmin Little: String-driven thing, The Independent, August 2003- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
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