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 |
| from 1931 | Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| from 1933 | Mrs. Sarah Shreindler Raltor |
| 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.
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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)