Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1710, the 'Baron Rothschild, Gore-Booth'

Cello: 40707

FIT TO SCREEN FULL SIZE

Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1710."

Back: Two-piece of medium curl descending from the joint

Top: of medium grain, opening out towards the flanks

Ribs: of wood similar to back

Varnish: Golden orange

Length of back: 75.6 cm

Upper bouts: 34.2 cm

Middle bouts: 22.9 cm

Lower bouts: 43.8 cm

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Provenance

	Sir Robert Gore-Booth
until 1953	Baroness Clarice de Rothschild
	Anonymous
1953-1956	Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.
	Anonymous
from 1956 and in 1963	F. W. Friedler
until 1890	David Laurie
until 1970	Hans Weisshaar & Son
from 1890	Baron Nathaniel Rothschild
1970-1971	Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.
from 1971	Irving P. Tushinsky
until 1938	Baron Alphonse Rothschild
1938-1956	German authorities
in 1956	Baroness Clarice de Rothschild
in 1956	Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc.
from 1956	F. W. Friedler
until 1963	Jacques Français
from 1963	A. Wallenstein
1970-1978	Irving P. Tushinsky
in 1978	Sold by Sotheby's
from 1978	Current owner

Rocco Filippini

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.)

Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
Capolavori di Antonio Stradivari, Charles Beare, Arnoldo Mondadori S.p.A., Milan (illustrated)
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
The Strad, February, 2005, Carlo Chiesa, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
I violoncelli di Antonio Stradivari, Bruce Carlson, Conzorzio Liutai Antonio Stradivari, Cremona (illustrated)
The Strad, November, 1978, Robert Lewin, London (illustrated)
Private Archives - 10072
Private Archives - 10842
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 8-9, 1978, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Photo Archive
The Strad, August, 2016, Alessandra Barabaschi, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
The 'Secrets' of Stradivari, Simone Fernando Sacconi, Eric Blot Edizioni, Cremona (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)