Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1709, the 'King Maximilian, Unico'
Violin: 41349
Back: One-piece
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Reddish
Length of back: 35.8 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
Reported stolen on May 29, 1999
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Notes:
Reported stolen in the September, 1999 issue of "The Strad".Stolen Stradivarius Violin announcement, The Strad, September, 1999, London
A substantial reward has been offered for the return of the violin.
Provenance
from 1806 | King Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria |
1826-1827 | I. B. Schott & Sons |
from 1827 | Bernard Hausmann |
until 1927 | Dr. Fritz Hartmann |
from 1927 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
Dr. Hans Kühne | |
until 1930 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
from 1930 | Rudolph Loeb |
1966-1999 | Axel Springer Foundation |
from 1999 | Reported stolen |
Known players
Michel Schwalbé
References
How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10842
The Strad, September, 1999, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
Taxe der Streichinstrumente (9th edition), Albert Fuchs, Musikverlag Friedrich Hofmeister, Hofheim am Taunus (illustrated)
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
The Miracle Makers, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)
Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
Two Famous Stradivarius-Violins: "King Maximilian" and "Prince Khevenhüller", Emil Herrmann, New York, New York (illustrated)