Matteo Goffriller, Venice, 1690
Cello: 59083
Labeled, "Andreas Guarnerius sub titulo / S. Theresiae Cremonae fecit anno 1660."
Back: Two-piece of poplar with original wings in the lower bout and the upper treble bout
Top: four-piece of spruce
Scroll: by Pietro Guarneri of Venice
Ribs: of plain maple, the lower sides have been replaced
Length of back: 74.8 cm
Upper bouts: 35 cm
Lower bouts: 43.6 cm
Provenance
| in 2006 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (2006) #CB/A602. "Reduced from its original larger dimensions and re-lengthened at the lower end. . ."- Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (2005) X-4328.
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References
- Private Papers
Violoncello, Matteo Goffriller, 1690-1700 (unpublished monograph), Machold Rare Violins, Vienna (illustrated)