£8,000 - £12,000
Fine and rare French Pardessus de viole (or Quinton), unlabelled, but made by Louis Guersan in Paris circa 1750, the back and ribs made of cedar and maple alternating strips, the table of spruce and the intricately carved head of St Cecilia by Lafille, 24" overall length, case *This instrument has no graft and retains the original fingerboard, tailpiece, neck and head **References: see p.207 Sylvette Milliot 'Histoire de la Lutherie Parisienne du XVIIIe Siecle á 1960. Tome II: Les Luthiers du XVIIIe Siecle'
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