Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1705, the 'Joest'
Violin: 41333
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece of striking broad-flamed maple
Varnish: Reddish-orange
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Notes:
Bears the family crest of the Joest family carved upon the lower surface of the back.How Many Strads?, Doring, Bein & Fushi, Doring, Bein & Fushi, How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Chicago
Provenance
| Joest family | |
| Cologne Conservatorium | |
| Held | |
| in 1924 | Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York |
| 1924-1927 | Richard Burgin |
| in 1927 | Sold by Emil Herrmann, New York |
| ... | ... |
| from 1927 and in 1945 | Current owner |
Known players
Gilbert Ross
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY
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References
Die Kunst des Geigenbaues (1997), Otto Möckel, Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Berlin, 1997 (illustrated)- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Rare Violins in the Possession of Emil Herrmann: 1926-7, Emil Herrmann, Berlin (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- The Stradivarius Memorial Association
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)