1729/30 - Violin "Mez - Wechsberg"

Soundboard of spruce with medium grain. Back of one piece of curly maple with medium curl descendant to the left. Ribs and scroll of wood similar to that of the back. Reddish varnish on a golden ground.

  • 1729/30, Cremona (Hermann 1961; Wurlitzer 1962)
  • Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1716 (original, with the date altered)
  • 35.5 cm
  • Letter by Gustave Bernardel, Paris, January 24, 1895; Emil Herrmann, Berlin, New York, Easton, October 31, 1961; Rembert Wurlitzer, Inc., New York, January 18, 1962
  • Marquis de Lambertyge; Labitte (Rheims); Christmann (Laverne) 1878; Gustave Bernardel (Paris); Oscar Mez (Freiburg) 1895; Joseph Wechsberg 1984
  • Goodkind 1972; Christie's 1984 (II); Gand 1994

creato:giovedì 13 marzo 2014
modificato:giovedì 23 marzo 2017