Jacob Stainer, Absam, 1658
Violin: 41690
Labeled, "Jacobus Stainer in Absom / prope Oenpontum..1658."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl
Top: of narrow grain broadening towards the flanks
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red gold
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
Provenance
| in 1915 | Sold by Lyon & Healy |
| Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. | |
| in 1948 | Richard Klein |
| Alfred De Liagre | |
| until 1961 | Emil Herrmann, New York |
| Richard Kathan | |
| Hazel Jean Kirk | |
| in 1998 | Sold by Christie's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, OH (1948)- Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1941) EH 2116
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References
Christie's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 18, 1998, London, Christie's, Christie's, London (illustrated)- Jakob Stainer: Leben und Werk des Tiroler Meisters, Walter Senn & Karl Roy, Verlag E. Bochinsky, Frankfurt (illustrated)
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)