Good Dresden violoncello circa 1890, the two piece back of f...

by Gardiner Houlgate
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£3,400

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Good Dresden violoncello circa 1890, the two piece back of faint medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a medium/fine width grain and the varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground, 30", 76.20cm, Hiscox hard case

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There are long table cracks running down from both sides of the bridge to the lower bouts edge, there are further long cracks to the bass side upper bouts, all clearly visible in the images, otherwise no other serious condition issues evident, the neck appears to be straight, stop length 40.50cm, vibrating string length 69cm, neck projection 9cm, upper bout 33.5cm max and lower bout 44.5cm max, see images for guidance, personal viewing advised

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Auction Date:
9th Sep 22 at 10:30am BST

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