Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1720, the 'Tartini'
Violin: 55860
Bearing its original label, but has been tampered with and is no longer legible.
Back: Two-piece with the seal of the Freistaat Bayern, the Free State of Bavaria, Germany, branded below the button
Varnish: Orange-red over a golden ground
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Middle bouts: 10.75 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
Provenance
in 1910 | Free State of Bavaria |
until c. 2010 | Current owner |
References
- Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)