Lot Essay
Sold with the certificates of W. E. Hill & Sons dated London 31 August 1945 and Hug & Co dated Zurich 5 June 1953
Details
A fine Italian violoncello by Carlo Giuseppe Testore labelled Carlo Giuseppe Testore in/Contrada Larga di Milano al/segno dell'Aquila 1699; the one-piece back cut on the slab, the ribs of irregular figure, the scroll of plain wood, the table of open grain, the varnish of a golden brown colour, the length of back 29.5/8in. (75.3cm), in case