Hendrik Jacobs, Amsterdam, 1700
Cello: 51169
Labeled, "Hendrik Jacobs, me fecit in Amsterdam 1703."
Back: Two-piece of almost plain wood cut on the slab
Top: of broad grain on the treble side and fine grain on the bass side
Scroll: plain, carved female head
Ribs: of faint broad curl cut on the quarter
Varnish: orange-brown
Length of back: 72.3 cm
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1899)
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References
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 8-9, 1978, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 8-9, 1978, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
