Paolo Antonio Testore, Milan, 1725
Cello: 45439
Labeled, "Paolo Antonio Testore figlio / di Carlo Giuseppe Testore in / Contrada Larga di Milano / al segno dell'Aquila 1737."
Back: Two-piece of slab-cut poplar
Top: of broad grain
Scroll: of plain maple
Ribs: of more plainly figured poplar
Varnish: Deep golden-brown
Length of back: 75.5 cm
References
- Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, December 18, 1984, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)