Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, Paris, 1855
Cello: 50327
Labeled, "J. B. Vuillaume, No. 2152, Rue Croix des Petits Champs à Paris an 1855" and numbered 2152 internally.
Back: One-piece of medium to narrow curl, horizontal in the upper bouts and descending from right to left in the lower bouts
Top: of medium grain opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 75.0 cm
References
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 15, 1989, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 27, 1990, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)