Francesco Rugeri, Cremona, 1672
Violin: 46819
Labeled, "Francesco Ruger detto il per in / Cremona dell' anno 1672."
Back: Two-piece cut on the slab
Scroll: original
Varnish: Golden yellow-brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.6 cm
Lower bouts: 20.3 cm
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Provenance
Lord Amherst of Hackney | |
Sold by Max Möller & Son | |
in 1830 | Andrew Fountaine |
until 1936 | George Hart |
from 1936 | William Moennig & Son |
in 1958 | Sold by William Moennig & Son |
until 1960 | Jacques Français |
in 1961 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
1961-1962 | Melvin Ritter |
in 1963 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
1963-1965 | Rudolf Lampel |
in 1965 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
from 1965 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: Shar Fine Instruments & Bows, Ann Arbor, MI (1994)
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1965)
- Certificate: William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, PA (1959)
- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1936)
- Certificate: Hart & Son, London (1926)
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References
- Violins & Violinists, Summer, 1940, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- Correspondence with owner, 5-23-2003
- Italiaansche Vioolbouw, Max Möller & Son, Max Möller N. V., Amsterdam (illustrated)
- Private Archives - 10746
- Private Archives - 10842
- World of Strings, Spring, 1958, William Moennig & Sons, Philadelphia (illustrated)
- Violins & Violinists, June-July, 1951, Ernest N. Doring, William Lewis & Son, Chicago (illustrated)
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)