Carlo Antonio Testore, Milan, 1725
Cello: 44147
Original: "Carlo Antonio Testore figlio del fu Giuseppe Testore fece in Contrada large di Milano del'anno 1725"; branded in four places around the label.
Back: Two-piece, plain
Top: of pine of medium grain in the center and opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of beech wood cut on the slab
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 76.2 cm
Provenance
until 1976 | Dr. Benjamin Lee |
in 1976 | Sold by Sotheby's |
References
- Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 6, 1976, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)