Labeled, "Carlo Testore me fecit Cremona del Anno 16."
The head later.
LOB: 74.5 cm
This cello is sold by the grand-daughter of Helmut Reimann (1906 - 1994). Helmut began his career in the cafés of Berlin’s Kurfürstendamm, until winning a competition with the Bruckner Orchestra in Linz in 1944. He became a member of the Radio Symphony Orchestra in Stuttgart (SWR) c. 1950-1970, where he played under Furtwängler and Hindemith. He was also part of the Zernick Quartet and later the Barchet Quartet, recording the complete Mozart string quartets in the late 1950s and receiving a “Grand Prix” in Paris for it.
- Dendrochronology report: Sondre Lie, Oslo (Aug 26 2025) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1707 and 1707, respectively.
Ending on Sep 25 at
2:19 PM Berlin / 1:19 PM London / 8:19 AM New York
Estimate:
€100,000–150,000
Bidding opens Sep 16, 2025 11:00 AM CEST
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Ω - TI - non-antique - additional 19% import VAT charged on the hammer
‡ - TI - antique - additional 19% import VAT charged on the hammer
† - Normal VAT rules - 19% VAT charged on hammer and premium
No Symbol - Margin Scheme - 19% VAT-in-lieu charged on the premium (except when exported within 3 months)
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