Jacob Stainer, Absam, 1673
Violin: 41825
Back: One-piece of birdseye maple cut on the slab, with wings inserted in both flanks of the treble side
Top: of pine of fine grain at the center and opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.4 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
Provenance
in 1924 | Sold by Hug & Co. |
... | ... |
in 1974 | Sold by Sotheby's |
... | ... |
in 1980 and until 1981 | Jacques Français |
from 1981 and in 1983 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1981) #2244, 2519
- Certificate: Philipp Hammig, Berlin (1926)
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References
- Jakob Stainer: Leben und Werk des Tiroler Meisters, Walter Senn & Karl Roy, Verlag E. Bochinsky, Frankfurt (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 21, 1974, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)