Auguste Sébastien Philippe Bernardel père, Paris, 1861
Cello: 53200
Labeled, "Médaille d'or et d'argent aux Expositions de 1844 et 1849. Bernardel, Luthier, Elève de Lupot. Rue Croix des-Petits-Champs, 21 & 23, à Paris 1861", inscribed on the label "205 me Basse" and inscribed internally on the back "205me Basse, Bernardel."
Back: Two-piece
Length of back: 75.7 cm
Provenance
in 2009 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: Étienne Vatelot, Paris (1974) describes the instrument as "un des très beaux spécimens de la dernière période de ce maitre"
- Certificate: Hamma & Co., Stuttgart (1974)
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References
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, October 6, 2009, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)