1696 - Violin

Soundboard of spruce grain narrow to the center, which widens towards the hips. Back of two pieces of curly maple with a low narrow curl, glued in a herringbone pattern with apex at the top. Ribs and wcroll of wood similar to that of the bottom cut on the slab. Golden-brown varnish.

  • 1696, Cremona
  • Francesco Ruggieri Cremona 1696 (original)
  • 35.1 cm
  • 16 cm
  • 11.1 cm
  • 19.9 cm
  • Tainan County (Taiwan), Chi-Mei Cultural Foundation & Chi-Mei Museum
  • W. E. Hill & Sons, London, August 8, 1946; William Moennig & Son, Philadelphia, 1972; Machold Rare Violins, Bremen, Zurich, New York, Vienna, December 1, 1997; Carl Becker, Chicago, 2005
  • Pierre Menard
  • Pierre Menard; Dr. Herbert R. Axelrod 1997; The Chi-Mei Culture Foundation 2005
  • S. a. 2009 (II)

creato:venerdì 1 novembre 2013
modificato:giovedì 23 marzo 2017