04-26-201504-27-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2806BBoston
April 26, 2015 12:00 PMCalender
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Fine French Violoncello, Charles Francois Gand (Pere),Paris, 1841

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$55,350$45,000
Auction: Musical Instruments - 2806BLocation: BostonDate / Time: April 26, 2015 12:00PM

Description:

Fine French Violoncello, Charles Francois Gand (Pere),Paris, 1841, bearing the maker's label, No. 7, length of two-piece back 76 cm, with case.

Certificate: Emile Francais, Paris, February 22, 1958.
Estimate $50,000-70,000

two repaired bass bar cracks, sound post crack on top without patch, numerous minor flecks and blemishes, varnish flecking on upper bout on back, stress cracks in back button, cracks in ribs, repaired cracks in belly.


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Keywords

Paris, Charles Francois Gand (Pere), Emile Francais