Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, c. 1704, the 'Sleeping Beauty, Dornröschen, Boeselager'
Violin: 40715
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis faciebat Anno 172?" (the last 3 digits are handwritten, the last being either a 0 or 9).
Back: Two-piece show broad flames ascending from the center joint
Top: of fine grain in the center, broadening towards the flanks
Ribs: of wood similar to back, with broader flames
Varnish: Orange-red over a golden-yellow ground
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.75 cm
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Notes:
Although this instrument bears an original label dated 1720 or 1729 (the last digit is unclear), most experts concur that it was actually constructed in 1704.Die L-Bank Instrumentensammlung, Die L-Bank Instrumentensammlung, Karlsruhe
Provenance
| c. 1886-1899 | Carl Maximilian von Boeselager |
| 1899-1995 | Familie von Boeselager |
| from 1995 | Landeskreditbank Baden Württemburg |
Known players
Isabelle Faust, Wilma von Boeselager
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1897)- Certificate: Alfred Vidoudez, Geneva
- Certificate: Claude Lebet, Rome
- Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London
- Certificate: Hieronymus Köstler, Stuttgart
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References
Alte Meistergeigen: Band III und IV, Die Cremoneser Schule / Antonius Stradivarius, Verband Schweizerischer Geigenbaumeister, Verlag Edwin Bochinsky, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)- Die L-Bank Instrumentensammlung, Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe (illustrated)
- Exposition: Huit violons de Stradivarius, Claude Lebet, La Chaux-de-Fonds (illustrated)
- Faust and the Sleeping Beauty: barons, a castle and a violin
StN.de - Nachrichten aus Stuttgart und der Region - Stuttgarter Nachrichten- Stradivari Varnish: Scientific Analysis of his Finishing Technique on Selected Instruments, Brigitte Brandmair & Stefan-Peter Greiner (illustrated)
- The Strad, August, 2007, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- The Strad 2001 Calendar, Orpheus Publications, London (illustrated)
- The ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Stradivari, Cozio Carteggio feature, Alessandra Barabaschi, July 4, 2018