Giovanni Battista Grancino II, Milan, 1710
Cello: 44909
Back: Two-piece of faint horizontal narrow curl with areas of irregular narrow curl on the upper flanks and original wings in the upper bouts
Top: of pronounced open grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden-orange
Length of back: 76.0 cm
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1938) Attributes the instrument to a member of the Grancino family.
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References
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 18, 1997, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)