Francesco Rugeri, Cremona, 1695
Cello: 40513
Back: Two-piece, slab-cut maple
Ribs: of wood matching back
Length of back: 74.2 cm
Upper bouts: 35.8 cm
Middle bouts: 24.6 cm
Lower bouts: 45.2 cm
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Notes:
"An important cello by Francesco Rugeri. The body has been slightly reduced in a subsequent modification."Museum & Collections - What’s on - Royal Academy of Music
"At the sale of Sir William Curtis's collection, lot 3 was a violoncello by Nicolaus Amati fil. Hieronymi ; it was described in the catalogue as made by Antoine and Jerome, but the mistake was corrected by the auctioneer at the time of the sale. The instrument was put up at 100 guineas, and was bought by Mr. Kramer for George IV. For 70 guineas."
The History of the Violin and Other Instruments Played On With the Bow From the Remotest Times to the Present, William Sandys and Simon Andrew Forster, The History of the Violin and Other Instruments Played On With the Bow From the Remotest Times to the Present, London
Provenance
| in 1790 and until 1829 | Sir William Curtis |
| ... | ... |
| in 1829 | Wilhelm Cramer |
| in 1829 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| from 1829 | King George IV |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| George E. Webster | |
| until 1915 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1915 | Percy C. Aykroyd |
| in 1946 | Geraint Williams |
| until 1961 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1961-1995 | Pauline Dunn |
| from 1995 | Royal Academy of Music, London |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey (2000) Dating the youngest tree ring to 1674.
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1961)- Dendrochronology report: Peter Klein, Hamburg Dating the youngest tree ring to 1674.
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1961)Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
The Strad, April, 1946, London (illustrated)- Home - Royal Academy of Music
- Masterpieces of Italian Violin Making, David Rattray, Outline Press, London (illustrated)
- Museum & Collections - What’s on - Royal Academy of Music
- The Strad, June, 1995, David Rattray, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
- The History of the Violin and Other Instruments Played On With the Bow From the Remotest Times to the Present, William Sandys and Simon Andrew Forster, John Russell Smith, London
The Strad, April, 1946, London (illustrated)
