Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1693, the 'Gendron, Speyer'
Cello: 41454
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1693."
Back: Two-piece with wings in the bouts
Scroll: later, possibly by Giacomo Rivolta
Length of back: 74.9 cm
Upper bouts: 34.3 cm
Middle bouts: 23.6 cm
Lower bouts: 43.6 cm
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Notes:
"At some point in the past the cello was reduced in size..." – Alessandra BarabaschiAntonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Cologne
Provenance
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| Sir Edgar Speyer | |
| Lady Speyer | |
| 1958-1990 | Maurice Gendron |
| 1990-1995 | Gendron family |
| from 1995 | Foundation for the Arts and Culture of North Rhine Westphalia |
Known players
Maria Kliegel, Maurice Gendron
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Hieronymus Köstler, Stuttgart (2007)- Certificate: Étienne Vatelot, Paris (1992)
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References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- Maria Kliegel, The Way I Play
- Telling the Truth: Maurice Gendron interview