$53,325
Italian Violin, Ascribed to Giovanni Battista Ceruti, labeled JO BAPTISTA CERUTI CREMONENSIS, FECIT CREMONAE AN 1809, GBC, length of two-piece back 14 1/16 in. , 356 mm. Certificate: The Rudolf Wurlitzer Co., New York, April 15, 1935 Letter: Kenneth Warren, Chicago, 1935 Literature: John Friedrich & Bro., Catalog of Rare old Violins, Violas and Violoncellos, New York, Aug 1, 1924 Very likely by Gaetano Sgaraboto. Repaired hairline saddle crack, treble side, approx. 8 cm. Grafted scroll.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-10-12