Domenico Montagnana, Venice, 1740
Cello: 40605
Back: Two-piece
Top: of unmatched pieces; the bass side with a straight regular grain, widest along the f-hole positionl the treble side with the narrowest grain in the center and broadening towards the flanks
Length of back: 75.1 cm
Upper bouts: 34 cm
Middle bouts: 22.8 cm
Lower bouts: 43.3 cm
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Provenance
| Colonel Paget | |
| Lord Coke | |
| Charles B. Lutyens | |
| Dorothy Forbes | |
| Stephan Kolbinson | |
| from 1971 | Peter Schenkman |
| until 1997 | Martin Lovett |
| from 1997 | Current owner |
Known players
Martin Lovett, Steven Isserlis
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1971) #919.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
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References
The Strad 2011 Calendar: Cello Heroes, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)- Isserlis gains Strad and Montagana cellos
Meisteratelier für Geigenbau - Martin Schleske München » Meisteratelier Geigenbauwerkstatt Martin Schleske- The Strad, December, 2005, John Dilworth, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- The Strad, December, 2005, Newsquest Specialist Media, London (illustrated)
- The Cellos
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)