‘Duport’ Stradivarius cello (1711)

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The “Duport” Stradivarius cello (1711) is a famed early 18th-century instrument crafted by Antonio Stradivari, renowned for its exceptional tone, historical significance, and association with prominent cellists.

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instanceOf Stradivarius instrument ⓘ
cello ⓘ
string instrument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1711 Duport Stradivarius cello ⓘ
Duport Stradivarius ⓘ
associatedWith Berlin ⓘ
Jean-Louis Duport ⓘ
Mstislav Rostropovich ⓘ
Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
auctioned 2008 ⓘ
cataloguedIn Hill brothers catalogue of Stradivari instruments ⓘ
completionDate 1711 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Duchy of Milan ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
creator Antonio Stradivari ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
famousFor association with leading 18th–20th century cellists ⓘ
exceptional tone quality ⓘ
historical significance ⓘ
genreOfUse classical music ⓘ
hasFeature clear upper register ⓘ
exceptional tonal projection ⓘ
highly arched back ⓘ
powerful lower register ⓘ
rich reddish-brown varnish ⓘ
hasMarking dent on the ribs attributed by tradition to Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ
historicalAnecdote Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have tried the cello and caused a dent while handling it ⓘ
instrumentType full-size cello ⓘ
madeIn Cremona ⓘ
manufacturer Antonio Stradivari ⓘ
material ebony fittings ⓘ
maple back ⓘ
maple ribs ⓘ
spruce top ⓘ
namedAfter Jean-Louis Duport ⓘ
notableOwner Jean-Louis Duport ⓘ
Mstislav Rostropovich ⓘ
Nora London ⓘ
notablePlayer Frédéric Chopin ⓘ
Jean-Louis Duport ⓘ
Jean-Pierre Duport ⓘ
linked to: Jean-Louis Duport

Mstislav Rostropovich ⓘ
oneOf best-preserved Stradivarius cellos ⓘ
most valuable cellos in the world ⓘ
ownedBy Mstislav Rostropovich ⓘ
ownershipPeriodOfMstislavRostropovich circa 1974–2007 ⓘ
period Golden Period of Stradivari ⓘ
soldFor approximately US$20 million ⓘ

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Antonio Stradivari → notableWork → Duport Stradivarius cello ⓘ
linked to: ‘Duport’ Stradivarius cello (1711)
Stradivarius cellos → hasNotableExample → ‘Duport’ Stradivarius cello (1711) ⓘ
"Duport" Stradivarius cello (1711) → alsoKnownAs → 1711 Duport Stradivarius cello ⓘ
linked to: ‘Duport’ Stradivarius cello (1711)