Lot n° 436
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
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Result
: 500EUR
English cistre made at the end of the 18th century - Lot 436
English cistre made at the end of the 18th century
5 courses, ebony fingerboard with 12 silver frets (one missing).
Beautiful instrument in need of restoration, with a few detachments, cracks and missing parts, including the rosette, saddle, bridge and neck capstones.
Length 755 mm
Height of ribs: 50/82 mm RP
Maple back, sides and neck.
Accompanied by a daguerreotype photo of the owner and the history of its ownership (said to have been a gift from Beethoven to his pupil).
Oral provenance: Beethoven.
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A daguerrotype by Wilhelm Neuland is enclosed.
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