Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1683, the 'Bucher'
Violin: 42273
Labeled, "Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis Faciebat Anno 1683."
Back: in one piece of slab cut maple with faint narrow flame.
Top: in one piece of spruce with medium width grain broadening toward the treble side.
Scroll: of plainer maple with narrow flame.
Ribs: of quarter cut maple with more pronounced narrow flame.
Varnish: of a golden-brown color.
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.7 cm
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Provenance
| Emil Bucher | |
| Arnold Sprenger | |
| until 1925 | Hart & Son |
| 1925-1930 | Johann Rasch |
| ... | ... |
| in 1966 | Rolf Habisreutinger |
| ... | ... |
| in c. 1985 | Anonymous |
| from c. 1985 | Anonymous |
| until 2019 | Anonymous |
| in 2019 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2019 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2019)- Certificate: Peter Biddulph, London (2019)
- Certificate: Bein & Fushi, Inc (photocopy), Chicago, IL (1984)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons (photocopy), London (1925)
- Certificate: Hart & Son (photocopy), London (1925)
- Certificate: Association des Maitres Luthiers Suisses
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References
The Strad, September, 1966, London (illustrated)- Alte Meistergeigen: Band III und IV, Die Cremoneser Schule / Antonius Stradivarius, Verband Schweizerischer Geigenbaumeister, Verlag Edwin Bochinsky, Frankfurt am Main (illustrated)
- Bein & Fushi 1985 Calendar, Bein & Fushi, Inc, Bein & Fushi, Chicago (illustrated)
- Ars Musica, Aloys Greither, Bayer AG, Heft 10 (illustrated)
- Mostra di Antonio Stradivari (Palazzo Borromeo - Isola Bella), Turris Editrice, Cremona (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 5, 1984, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)