20:

A CELLO, ASCRIBED TO AND PROBABLY BY FRANÇOIS XAVIER LECAVELLÉ, MIRECOURT, c. 1870

20: A CELLO, ASCRIBED TO AND PROBABLY BY FRANÇOIS XAVIER LECAVELLÉ, MIRECOURT, c. 1870


Unlabeled.

Inscribed to the inside back below the treble rib, "Fait par F Lecavellé en aout 1836. a mirecourt." Branded inside pegbox, "225.", corresponding to an inventory number in the accompanying certificate from the Withers firm. 

LOB: 76.6 cm

  • Dendrochronology report: Sondre Lie, Oslo (Sep 4 2025) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1820 and 1822, respectively
  • Letter certificate: Edward Withers, London (Jun 22 1967)

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