Paolo Antonio Testore, Milan, 1737
Cello: 44565
Labeled, "Paolo Antonio Testore figlio di Carlo Giuseppe Testore in Contrada Larga di Milano al segno del'aquila 1737."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl
Top: of medium grain
Ribs: of narrow curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 74.6 cm
Upper bouts: 35 cm
Middle bouts: 24.5 cm
Lower bouts: 44.1 cm
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Notes:
"This instrument has been modified in form."Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 22, 1973, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 22, 1973, London, London
Provenance
| in 1901 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| ... | ... |
| from 1901 and in c. 1910 | Mary Bridson |
| ... | ... |
| in 1916 | Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1916 | F N H Wills |
| until 1973 | Rendcomb College |
| in 1973 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| from 1973 | Andov |
| from c. 1975 | William Moennig & Son |
| c. 1975-c. 2020 | Anonymous |
| from c. 2020 | Current owner |
References
- Private Archives - 10746
Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 22, 1973, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XIV, No. 3, Philip J. Kass, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY (illustrated)