Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1707, the 'Fau, Castelbarco'
Cello: 41465
Back: Two-piece of poplar cut on the slab
Scroll: of beech
Length of back: 75.8 cm
Upper bouts: 34.15 cm
Middle bouts: 22.75 cm
Lower bouts: 43.95 cm
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Notes:
The date on the label has been altered to read 1697. A brochure, limited to 200 numbered copies, was distributed by Alfred & Pierre Vidoudez, "Lutheria du Conservatoire de Musique de Genève," in May 1940, describing this instrument.How Many Strads?, Doring, Bein & Fushi, Doring, Bein & Fushi, How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Chicago
Provenance
| until 1862 | Count Cesare Pompeo Castelbarco |
| in 1862 | Sold by Puttick & Simpson |
| 1862-1863 | Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume |
| ... | ... |
| from 1863 and in 1902 | Eugène Fau |
| ... | ... |
| from 1940 | Alfred Vidoudez |
| until 1959 | Henry Werro |
| until 1961 | Henry Werro |
| 1961-2006 | Aurora Natola-Ginastera |
| from 2006 | Current owner |
Known players
Aurora Natola-Ginastera
Certificates & Documents
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1939) To Vidoudez.- Letter: Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris (1863) To Eugene Fau.
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References
Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961 (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari: His Life & Work (1644-1737), W. Henry, Arthur F. & Alfred E. Hill, William E. Hill & Sons, London, 1902
- 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
- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964
- Italienische Geigenbauer (1957), Karel Jalovec, Artia, Prague, 1957 (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10072
- The Adventures of a Cello
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)