Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1717, the 'Reiffenberg'
Violin: 41538
Bearing its original label, "Antonio Stradiuarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1717."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl descending from the center joint
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Reddish over a yellow ground
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Provenance
R. Coste | |
from 1900 | Silvestre & Maucotel |
Hugo Henri Reifenberg | |
in 1949 | Mrs. Feuerman |
E. Hertel | |
Sold by Wurlitzer | |
Benjamin Cooper | |
until 1962 | Jacques Français |
from 1962 | Jaime Laredo |
until 1983 | Salvatore Accardo |
from 1983 | Current owner |
Known players
Beverly Somach, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Jacques Thibaud, Jaime Laredo, Nathan Milstein, Salvatore Accardo
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1977)
Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1977)
Certificate: Étienne Vatelot, Paris (1974)
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1961)
Certificate: Charles Enel, Paris (1934)
Certificate: Silvestre & Maucotel, Paris (1901)
Certificate: Wurlitzer, New York, NY
Letter: Wurlitzer, New York, NY
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References
- A Fine Way to Treat ... an Estonia, 9-1-2003
- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)
Bongartz's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 12, 1981, Cologne, Bongartz's, Bongartz's, Cologne (illustrated)
Feine Streichinstrumente und Bögen, Geigenauktionen Bongartz, Aachen (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10842
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 57 (illustrated)
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)
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)
- Worlds Apart