1703 - Violin "Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia - Rynberger"

Soundboard of two pieces of spruce to narrow vein at the junta that widens at the flanks. Back of one piece of curly maple to broad curl downward to the right, branded under the nose  "GI d. KS / n. 8". Ribs and scroll of wood similar to that of the back. Orange-brown varnish on a golden ground.

  • 1703, Cremona
  • Antonius Stradivarius cremonese Faciebat Anno 17?? (original, but last two digits are obscure)
  • 35.4 cm
  • 16.8 cm
  • 10.75 cm
  • 20.8 cm
  • Anonymous, Venice (I)
  • W. E. Hill & Sons, London, October 4, 1929; Max Möller & Son, Amsterdam, January 8, 1953
  • Henryk Rynberger 1945
  • Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia; Henryk Rynberger 1919/52; Max Möller & Son (Amsterdam) 1953/85; Geraldo Modern 1985; Dr. Pascal Nicod (Lausanne) 1995; Anonymous (Venice) 1995
  • 2001, Roma: L'arte del violino: la liuteria classica italiana e la Scuola di Roma
  • Doring 1945; Doring 1946 (VII); Goodkind 1972; Lebet 2001; Barabaschi 2010
creato:lunedì 13 gennaio 2014
modificato:giovedì 23 marzo 2017