Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1726, the 'Marquis de Corberon, Loeb'
Cello: 40655
Back: One-piece, of willow, with a prominent knot in the upper center
Top: of wide-grain spruce marked with strong winter growth lines
Scroll: of beech wood
Ribs: of willow
Varnish: Dark orange
Length of back: 75.9 cm
Upper bouts: 34 cm
Middle bouts: 23.2 cm
Lower bouts: 43.3 cm
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Notes:
"It is first recorded as belonging to the Marquis de Corberon, a member of the French aristocracy, in the 18th century, but the nobleman and his family did not share the cello's good fortune and perished in the revolution of 1789, while this fine Strad found its way in to the hands of a Monsieur Loeb of Paris. . . "French connection, David Rattray, The Strad, February, 2003, London
Provenance
| until 1789 | Marquis de Corberon |
| J. Loeb | |
| until 1907 | Hugo Becker |
| from 1907 | Elizabeth Chapman |
| until 1960 | Audrey Melville |
| from 1960 | Royal Academy of Music, London |
Known players
Colin Carr, Steven Isserlis, Zara Nelsova
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey (2000) Dating the youngest tree ring to 1702.
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References
The Strad 2011 Calendar: Cello Heroes, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari - Catalogue of the 2008 Exhibit in Montpelier, Peter Biddulph, Frédéric Chaudière & John Dilworth, Musée Fabre / Actes Sud, Montpelier (illustrated)
- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
- The Strad, February, 2003, David Rattray, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making, David Rattray, Outline Press, London (illustrated)
- Museum & Collections - What’s on - Royal Academy of Music
- The 'Secrets' of Stradivari, Simone Fernando Sacconi, Eric Blot Edizioni, Cremona (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)