Vincenzo RUGERI

Highest auction price achieved
£ 152956.00

By Cecie Stainer

Son of Francesco Ruggeri. Was working in Cremona about 1700-50, is also said to have worked in Brescia. He made many altos and violoncellos, the work is somewhat rough and careless He was the last member of this family to make violins. He also used " il Per " on his labels, for the same reason probably—viz., to distinguish his work from that of the Rogeri of Brescia. Labels “Vincenzo Rugier (or Ruger) detto il Per m Cremona, 1714” ; a similar label is dated 1720.

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.5 cm Cremona, 1717 (the head possibly later) Wed 1st June 11 £ 102000.00
Violin 35.6 cm [Attributed to] Sun 1st May 11 £ 5098.00
Violin 35.6 cm Cremona, 1695 c. [Probably by] Tue 1st March 11 £ 133250.00
Violin 35.4 cm Cremona, 1710 [Probably by] Fri 1st October 10 £ 152956.00
Violin 35.3 cm Cremona, 1690 c. Mon 1st October 07 £ 34100.00
Violin 1704 Thu 1st November 01 £ 65000.00
Violin 1692 c. Wed 1st June 88 £ 13200.00

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