Francesco Rugeri, Cremona, 1685

Violin: 43588

FIT TO SCREEN FULL SIZE

Labeled, "Francesco Ruger detto il Per in Cremona nell' anno 1685."

Back: Two-piece

Length of back: 35.5 cm

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Provenance

	Sold by Florian Leonhard
in 2003	Sold by Sotheby's

Alina Ibragimova

Dendrochronology report: John C. Topham, Surrey (2003) Youngest growth rings from each side are from 1671 and 1669. The instrument shows a distinctive short series of narrow rings around the dates 1618 and 1619, a feature unique to Francesco Ruggieri.

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