Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, the 'Berlin Hochschule, Marteau'
Violin: 41345
Back: One-piece; similar to the "King Maximillian"
Scroll: by Stradivari, but from an earlier period
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 11 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
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Provenance
| until 1887 | Gustave Bernardel |
| 1887-1907 | Dr. Dehn |
| from 1907 | Henri Marteau |
| until 1943 | Dr. Alois Maria Lautenschlager |
| from 1943 | Hochschule für Musik, Berlin |
References
Die Kunst des Geigenbaues (1997), Otto Möckel, Bernhard Friedrich Voigt, Berlin, 1997 (illustrated)- The Strad, 1908, London, Jul 1908 (illustrated)
- Caressa & Francais Notebook (c1900 - 1936), part of the Jacques Francais Collection at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
- 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)