Giovanni Battista Grancino I, Milan, date unknown
Cello: 44734
Labeled, "Gia. Bapt Grancino in Contrada Largha di Milano anno 1695.
Back: One-piece of slab-cut poplar
Top: of medium grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: later, of almost plain wood
Ribs: later, of almost plain wood
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 75.7 cm
Provenance
in 1986 | Sold by Sotheby's |
References
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 19, 1986, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)