Let $T$ be a compact symmetric operator on $\ell^2$ and $T\vert_{\ell^1}$ be bounded on $\ell^1$. Are there any non-trivial conditions that $T\vert_{\ell^1}$ is compact as well (for example would $T$ belonging to some Schatten-class on $\ell^2$ be sufficient)? The obvious proof estimating $$\left\lVert \sum_{i=0}^{\infty} \lambda_i \langle \cdot ,\varphi_n \rangle \varphi_n - \sum_{i=0}^{k} \lambda_i \langle \cdot ,\varphi_n \rangle \varphi_n \right\rVert_{L(\ell^1)} $$ does not work as the eigenvectors are not necessarily bounded in $\ell^1$ norm.