Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, the 'Burmester'
Violin: 41270
Labeled, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis / Faciebat anno 16**."
Back: One-piece of narrow horizontal curl
Top: of fine grain
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red-brown on a golden ground
Length of back: 36.2 cm
Notes:
"There is no question about the authenticity of this instrument or its provenance, but apparently some controversy over its present ownership caused it to be withdrawn."Sotheby Parke Bernet Musical Instrument Auction March 18, 1982, Rachel Goodkind, Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. VI, No. 3, Flushing, NY
Provenance
| Baron von Aichstadt | |
| Queen Marie of Bavaria | |
| Benno Walter | |
| Sold by Hamma & Co. | |
| Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York | |
| Willy Burmester | |
| Sold by Hamma & Co. | |
| Hans E. Hoesch | |
| Fritz Bukau | |
| c. 1952-c. 1976 | Jacob Greenberg |
| Sold by Jacques Français | |
| Shah of Iran | |
| in 2015 | Current owner |
Known players
Willy Burmester
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1933)
Letter: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1931) Gives history of instrument.- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1911) With photographs. Gives the date as 1698.
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References
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
Meisterwerke Italienischer Geigenbaukunst, Fridolin Hamma, Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (illustrated)- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. VI, No. 3, Rachel Goodkind, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 18, 1982, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)