Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1704, the 'Liebieg, Schneiderhan'
Violin: 40206
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1704 AS."
Back: Two-piece of broad curl descending from the joint
Top: of fine grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of medium curl
Ribs: of curl similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
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Provenance
| until 1894 | Mrs Dowbigging |
| 1894-1895 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1895-1908 | W. M. Scott |
| from 1908 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| until 1911 | Albert Caressa |
| from 1911 | Baron Alfred von Liebieg |
| Sold by Hamma & Co. | |
| Sold by Georg Rauer | |
| in 1937 | Hermine Rauer |
| Sold by Henry Werro | |
| until 1952 | Hermine Rauer |
| 1952-1991 | Wolfgang Schneiderhan |
| from 1991 | Rony Rogoff |
| in 2004 | Velux Foundation |
| until 2009 | John & Arthur Beare |
| from 2009 | Foundation Dkfm Angelika Prokopp Privatstiftung |
Known players
Nikolaj Znaider, Wolfgang Schneiderhan
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Ferdinand Kügler, Vienna (1991)- Certificate: Eugen Tenucci, Zurich (1952)
- Certificate: Bicentenario Stradivariano, Cremona (1937)
- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY #3193.
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References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964
- Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
- L'Esposizione di Liuteria Antica a Cremona nel 1937, Comitato Stradivariano, Cremona (illustrated)
- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
National Arts Centre | Canada is our stage- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 7, 1991, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)