Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1712, the 'Poliakin'
Violin: 41172
Labeled, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1712."
Back: Two-piece of irregularly figured maple
Top: of fine-grained spruce
Scroll: not by Stradivari; probably by a member of the Gagliano family
Varnish: Orange-brown, widely retouched
Length of back: 35.65 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
Notes:
"The instrument was in Russia already in 1806 and was restored the same year by the Petersburg maker Steiniger."The Great Russian Collection, The Great Russian Collection, Moscow
Provenance
| Myron Poliakin | |
| from 1920 | Russian State Collection, Moscow |
Known players
David Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan, Mihail Erdenco
Stradivari E I Grandi Liutai Cremonesi Dall'U.R.S.S., Cremona (illustrated)
