Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1732, the 'Stuart, Honigberg'
Cello: 41562
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1732."
Back: Two-piece
Scroll: Later, probably by Pierre Silvestre
Length of back: 74.15 cm
Upper bouts: 34 cm
Middle bouts: 23.4 cm
Lower bouts: 42.25 cm
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Notes:
Sacconi attributes this instrument to Francesco and Omobono.The 'Secrets' of Stradivari, Simone Fernando Sacconi, The 'Secrets' of Stradivari, Cremona
Provenance
| in 1807 | Emperor Friedrich Wilhelm of Germany |
| until 1926 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1926-1931 | Alexander J. Stuart |
| from 1931 | Walter Lagemann |
| until 1943 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| from 1943 | Charlotte V. Bergen |
| in 1974 | Carlos Prieto |
| until 1979 | Jacques Français |
| 1979-c. 2015 | Steven Honigberg |
| from c. 2015 | Current owner |
Known players
Steven Honigberg
References
Antonius Stradivarius (Volumes I-IV), Jost Thöne, Jan Röhrmann, Alessandra Barabaschi, Jost Thöne Verlag, Cologne, 2010 (illustrated)- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)
- How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999
- Violins & Violinists, October, 1942, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10072
- Private Archives - 10842
- The 'Secrets' of Stradivari, Simone Fernando Sacconi, Eric Blot Edizioni, Cremona (illustrated)
- The Cellos of Stradivari, Library of Congress presentation, December 18, 2001
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Box 43 (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)