Giacinto Rugeri, Cremona, c. 1690
Violin: 44772
Labeled, "Giacinto Ruger detto il Per, Cremona, 1690."
Back: Two-piece, cut on the slab, of irregular medium curl
Top: of medium grain in the center, narrowing towards the flanks
Scroll: of medium to narrow curl
Ribs: of faint medium curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.1 cm
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Notes:
The Sotheby's catalog does not mention the Hill certificate.Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 21, 1984, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 21, 1984, London, London
Provenance
| until 1893 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1893 | Miss G. Bembridge |
| until 1919 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1919 | Miss Young |
| in c. 2010 | Chi-Mei Culture Foundation |
| in 2011 | Sold by Brompton's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1932)
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References
Brompton's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 21, 2011, London, London (illustrated)- Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 21, 1984, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)