Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1698, the 'Magg'
Cello: 41608
Bearing its original label, "Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Faciebat 1698."
Back: Two-piece of poplar cut on the slab
Scroll: possibly by Omobono
Length of back: 73.7 cm
Upper bouts: 33.9 cm
Middle bouts: 22.4 cm
Lower bouts: 43.4 cm
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Provenance
| until 1913 | Hamma & Co. |
| from 1913 | Wilhelm Keller & Lammert |
| until 1956 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| 1956-1991 | Fritz Magg |
| until 1991 | Jacques Français |
| in 1991 | Deutsche Bank |
| from 1991 | Current owner |
Known players
Professor Saal
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1991) #3146.- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1956)
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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
- Private Archives - 10072
- Private Archives - 1610
- 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)