Description:
Italian Violin, Matteo Goffriller, Venice, c. 1725, labeled Matteo Goffriller fecit/Venetijis anno 1725, bearing the catalog number 5497, length of back 352 mm, with case and bow.
Estimate $60,000-90,000
Breast patch to top, f-hole reinforcement, numerous repaired top cracks, button repair, repaired rib cracks, pegs bushed, neck graft.
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