A FRENCH GUITAR, circa 1840, by Bellegrande inscribed Bellegrande/fils/A Amiens on a mother-of-pearl shield; the one-piece back and ribs of maple, the front, soundhole and fingerboard edged with ebony and ivory lines and mother-of-pearl dots, the open pegbox with mother-of-pearl handled engraved brass machine geared tuners by Rance, the length of back 17 13/16in, (45.2cm.)

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A FRENCH GUITAR, circa 1840, by Bellegrande inscribed Bellegrande/fils/A Amiens on a mother-of-pearl shield; the one-piece back and ribs of maple, the front, soundhole and fingerboard edged with ebony and ivory lines and mother-of-pearl dots, the open pegbox with mother-of-pearl handled engraved brass machine geared tuners by Rance, the length of back 17 13/16in, (45.2cm.)