Instrument

  • ID: 4916
  • Type: violin
  • Maker: Matteo Goffriller
  • Year built: 1689-1740*
  • City: Venice
  • Name:
 

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Label: "Ruggeri"
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Table: of medium grain
Body Length: 35.4 cm.
Back: One-piece cut on the slab
Scroll: plain
Varnish: Red-brown over a golden ground

Photos

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  • front
  • back

Iconography Index

Order Color photos (front & back): Christie's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 23, 1988, London, Christie's, 1988.


Auctions

Auction Date Note Estimate Hammer Price
Christie's, London  Nov-23-1988    £40,000 - £50,000  For members only 

Including buyer's premium
Current record for maker and instrument type
Record at time of sale for maker and instrument type