Francesco Rugeri, Cremona, 1675
Violin: 48522
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece cut on the slab and marked by a faint, wavy curl of medium width
Top: of fine grain at the center, broadening towards the flanks
Scroll: cut on the quarter
Ribs: cut on the quarter
Varnish: Light brown
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Upper bouts: 16.9 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
Provenance
| in 1947 | Sold by L. P. Balmforth & Son |
| until 1948 | Reginald Conway |
| 1948-1992 | Gerald Segelman |
| from 1992 | Segelman Trust |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1947)
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References
Mr Black's Violins: The extraordinary obsession of Gerald Segelman, Andrew Hooker, Cozio Publishing, Boston (illustrated)