Carlo Giuseppe Testore, Milan, 1690
Cello: 45729
Labeled, "Carlo Giuseppe Testore allieuo di Gio. Granzino in Contrada Larga in Milano 1690."
Back: One-piece, cut on the slab, of plain wood
Top: of pronounced medium grain
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of faint narrow curl
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 75.1 cm
Notes:
"Formerly owned by a famous British cellist. . . ."Bishop Instruments & Bows brochure 2005, Bishop Instruments & Bows, Bishop Instruments & Bows brochure 2005, London
Provenance
| in 1960 and until 1989 | Current owner |
Known players
Christopher Bunting
References
Bishop Instruments & Bows brochure 2005, Bishop Instruments & Bows, London (illustrated)- Christopher Bunting
- Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 22-23, 1989, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive