Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, c. 1704, the 'Sleeping Beauty, Dornröschen, Boeselager'
Violin: 40715
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis faciebat Anno 172?" (the last 3 digits are handwritten, the last being either a 0 or 9).
Back: Two-piece show broad flames ascending from the center joint
Top: of fine grain in the center, broadening towards the flanks
Ribs: of wood similar to back, with broader flames
Varnish: Orange-red over a golden-yellow ground
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.75 cm
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Notes:
Although this instrument bears an original label dated 1720 or 1729 (the last digit is unclear), most experts concur that it was actually constructed in 1704.Die L-Bank Instrumentensammlung, Die L-Bank Instrumentensammlung, Karlsruhe
Provenance
c. 1886-1899 | Carl Maximilian von Boeselager |
1899-1995 | Familie von Boeselager |
from 1995 | Landeskreditbank Baden Württemburg |
Known players
Isabelle Faust, Wilma von Boeselager
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1897)
Certificate: Alfred Vidoudez, Geneva
Certificate: Claude Lebet, Rome
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London
Certificate: Hieronymus Köstler, Stuttgart
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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)
Die L-Bank Instrumentensammlung, Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe (illustrated)
Exposition: Huit violons de Stradivarius, Claude Lebet, La Chaux-de-Fonds (illustrated)
- Faust and the Sleeping Beauty: barons, a castle and a violin
StN.de - Nachrichten aus Stuttgart und der Region - Stuttgarter Nachrichten
Stradivari Varnish: Scientific Analysis of his Finishing Technique on Selected Instruments, Brigitte Brandmair & Stefan-Peter Greiner (illustrated)
The Strad, August, 2007, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
The Strad 2001 Calendar, Orpheus Publications, London (illustrated)
The ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Stradivari, Cozio Carteggio feature, Alessandra Barabaschi, July 4, 2018