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 | |
| Hugo Henri Reifenberg | |
| E. Hertel | |
| Sold by Wurlitzer | |
| Benjamin Cooper | |
| from 1900 | Silvestre & Maucotel |
| in 1949 | Mrs. Feuerman |
| until 1962 | Jacques Français |
| from 1962 | Jaime Laredo |
| until 1983 | Salvatore Accardo |
| from 1983 | Anonymous |
| in 2025 | 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, Wurlitzer
- 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