Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1701, the 'Ferraresi'
Violin: 41976
Bearing a facsimile label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis/Faciebat Anno 1701"; above the label the handwritten note, "racomodé par Leclerc artiste au 15 Vingt à Paris 1777."
Back: Two-piece
Top: a modern replacement by Stephan von Baehr and Philip Ihle; the previous top not thought to be original
Scroll: a modern replacement by Stephan von Baehr and Philip Ihle; the previous head probably 19th-century
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Reddish-brown over a golden ground
Length of back: 35.45 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.65 cm
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Provenance
| Roselli | |
| Dr. Schindler | |
| Arthur Voss | |
| in 2000 | Frau Hytrek |
| until 2003 | Dr Herbert R. Axelrod |
| from 2003 | New Jersey Symphony Orchestra |
| from 2007 | Anonymous |
| in 2016 | Sold by Ingles & Hayday |
| from 2016 | Château Du Lac Sacacomie Inc |
Known players
Alexandre Da Costa, Cesare Ferraresi
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Ingles & Hayday, London (2016)- Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2002) “This violin is original and belonging together in all of its essential parts like table, back, ribs and scroll.”
- Valuation: John & Arthur Beare, London (2000) “... to confirm that we have examined your violin and that the back of it is, in our opinion, the genuine work of the celebrated Antonio Stradivari of Cremona, whose label it bears dated 1701….The sides match well and may be original to the back although we cannot be absolutely sure. The scroll is a copy of Stradivari made almost 100 years ago, and the table is of mid-18th century origin, almost certainly Italian and slightly altered to make a very good match for the back….”
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Klein, Hamburg (1998) Dating the youngest tree ring to 1684 (applies to the previous front, now replaced).
- Certificate: Association des Maitres Luthiers Suisses (1967) States that the instrument is original in all its parts.
- Certificate: Friedrich Böhm, Berlin (1964) “The violin labeled 'Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis faciebat anno 1701?' is in all essential parts the authentic work of Stradivarius, this great Italian master. It is in good condition.”
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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)- Evelyn & Herbert Axelrod Stringed Instrument Collection, Herbert Axelrod (illustrated)
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra- New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Collection brochure from Violin Advisor, LLC, April, 2007
- New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Report of the Trustee Review Panel concerning the Golden Age Collection, December 16, 2004