Lauterbach Stradivarius

The Lauterbach Stradivarius of 1719 is an antique violin fabricated by Italian luthier, Antonio Stradivari of Cremona (1644–1737).

The instrument derives its name from previous owner, German virtuoso, Johann Christoph Lauterbach.

On his death, the violin was acquired by luthier and expert Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume.

[2][citation needed] Blank reportedly sent the violin to his wife in Germany, where it was possibly recovered in 1948 by U.S. military police.

[3] In 2022, a violin was claimed to have been identified to be the Lauterbach Stradivarius in France by experts from the Musique et Spoliations organization, according to a news article from Le Parisien.