Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, the 'Weinberger, Vornbaum'
Violin: 40788
Bearing its original label, with the date altered to read 1696.
Back: One-piece; flaming similar to the 1694 ex-Maaskoff
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Notes:
Dated 1696.How Many Strads?, Doring, Bein & Fushi, Doring, Bein & Fushi, How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Chicago
Provenance
| M. Hoffman | |
| Oscar Vornbaum | |
| in 1850 | Bouchet |
| until 1895 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1895 | K. B. Dvorak |
| until 1906 | Hamma & Co. |
| ... | ... |
| from 1906 and in 1937 | David Weinberger |
| in 1930 | Otto K. Baumann |
| ... | ... |
| in 1961 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Hart & Son, London (1930)- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1930) States that the date is 1698, though it is recorded in some works as 1696 because the last digit has become obscured.
- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1919)
Certificate: Hart & Son, London (1930)Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
Violins & Violinists, August-September, 1945, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)- L'Esposizione di Liuteria Antica a Cremona nel 1937, Comitato Stradivariano, Cremona (illustrated)
Violins & Violinists, August-September, 1945, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
