Francesco Rugeri, Cremona, 1672
Violin: 42507
Labeled, "Francesco Ruger detto il Per in / Cremona dell anno 1672."
Back: One-piece curly maple
Top: of fine grain
Scroll: plainer
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Light orange
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.2 cm
Middle bouts: 10.8 cm
Lower bouts: 19.85 cm
Notes:
"Expert X valued at $250,000, but believes this instrument has appreciation potential. . . . Beare noted that it appears to be good. Beare valued at $125,000."New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Report of the Trustee Review Panel concerning the Golden Age Collection, December 16, 2004
Provenance
| until 1931 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| in 1932 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| from 1932 | Mrs. Sarah Kreindler Baltor |
| 1999-2003 | Dr Herbert R. Axelrod |
| 2003-2007 | New Jersey Symphony Orchestra |
| from 2007 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Insurance valuation: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1999) Values the instrument at $250,000.
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1999) “The violin is original and belonging together in all its essential parts like top, back, ribs and scroll.”- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., Cincinnati, OH (1933) #6605.
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1999) “The violin is original and belonging together in all its essential parts like top, back, ribs and scroll.”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
Evelyn & Herbert Axelrod Stringed Instrument Collection, Herbert Axelrod (illustrated)- Italian Violin Makers (1964), Karel Jalovec, Paul Hamlyn, London, 1964 (illustrated)
- Italian Violin Makers (2001), Teruhiko Sato, Nippon Gengakki, Tokyo (illustrated)
- New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Collection brochure from Violin Advisor, LLC, April, 2007
- New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Report of the Trustee Review Panel concerning the Golden Age Collection, December 16, 2004
- Lyon & Healy Rare Old Violins, Violas & Violoncellos (1931), Part 1, Lyon & Healy, Chicago (illustrated)
Evelyn & Herbert Axelrod Stringed Instrument Collection, Herbert Axelrod (illustrated)
