• Name
    Barjansky
  • Violin Maker
    Antonio Stradivari
  • Earliest estimated year built
    1690
  • Type
    Cello
  • City of Origin
    Cremona
  • Country of Origin
    Italy
  • Status
    tokenised
    (Ethereum Mainnet)

This cello, known as the “Barjansky”, is a fine and old Italian instrument, the work of Antonio Stradivari from Cremona, dating from around 1690 and a characteristic example of the maker’s work, to whom more than 1,100 examples can be traced back in his approximately 75 years of work. 650 of these are still considered to be preserved today. It measures 76 cm in length and has a body with a width of 34.05 cm and 43.7 cm. The back is made of two pieces of maple wood with faint, narrow flames that run slightly downwards from the middle joint; the ribs are made of maple wood that matches the back; the scroll is made of simple fruitwood; the top is made of two pieces of spruce with a regular, medium grain; the beautiful varnish is orange-brown in color on a golden background.

This unique cello by Antonio Stradivari has been the subject of the most comprehensive documentation ever devoted to a string instrument. It has set a new standard for investable, high-quality historical string instruments.

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  • Name
    Auer, Benvenuti
  • Violin Maker
    Antonio Stradivari
  • Earliest estimated year built
    1699
  • Type
    Violin
  • City of Origin
    Cremona
  • Country of Origin
    Italy
  • Status
    tokenised
    (Ethereum Mainnet)

This violin, known as the “Auer, Benvenuti”, was made by the famous master Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, Italy, and bears a label dated 1699. It measures 362 mm in the length of the body with a width of 162 mm and 203 mm. The back of the instrument is made from a single piece of fine quarter-cut maple wood and has a rich, mostly narrow flaming that rises slightly from left to right. The ribs and scroll are made from the same wood as the back. The top consists of two pieces of spruce with a fine grain in the middle, which widens very slightly towards the edges. The varnish is a deep orange-gold on a lighter, reflective ground.

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