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Cello by Francesco Ruggeri, Cremona Circa 1690.   A fine example of the makers work from this period.  The Scroll is of Italian origin, but from a later date.  It is made with beautiful poplar back and sides, and native Italian pine for the table.  This Cello has a deep, rich, and powerful tone.  CM# 4942

Ruggieri Front

Ruggieri Back

Ruggieri Side

Ruggieri F-hole

Ruggieri Scroll Front

Ruggieri Scroll Side

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Cello by Vincenzo Postiglione, Naples 1877.  CM#4988  This is a very fine example of the maker's work from his 46th year.  Full of original varnish with highly flamed maple back and sides.  The tone is rich and powerful, with a wonderful palette of colors. Certificate by Warren & Sons

Postiglione Front

Postiglone Back

Postiglione Side

Postiglione F Hole

Postiglione Scroll Front

Postiglione Scroll Side

Postiglione Label

 

Cello labeled Raffaele Trapani, Hungary, CA 1880.  A Stradivari model, it is in excellent condition with full original varnish.  It possesses a rich and dark tone with an excellent bass that will cut through an orchestra.  CM#4798

Trapani Front

Trapani Back

Trapani Side

Trapani F hole

Trapani Scroll Front

Trapani Scroll Side

Cello by Benjamin Patocka 1874.  This is an excellent 19th century Czech Cello.  It has a big tone and is in fine condition with beautiful wood and varnish.  It is very reasonably priced for a student or for a young professional.  CM#4921

Patoka Front

Patoka Back

Patoka Side

Patoka F hole

Patoka Scroll Front

Patoka Scroll Side

Cello of German Origin CA 1875, CM#4845

German 1875 Front

German 1875 Back

German 1875 Side

German 1875 F Hole

German 1875 Scroll Front

German 1875 Scroll Side

SOLD: Cello Of French origin Lab JB Vuillaume, Mirecourt CA 1890, CM# 4920

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Back

Side

F hole

Scroll Front

Scroll Side

SOLD:  Cello by Justin Derazy, Mirecourt, made in 1876.  This Cello is an unusually fine example of the maker’s work, with nicely figured wood and a soft, orange-brown varnish which is in contrast to the later instruments that have a much harder and more commercial finish. The sound of this cello is rich and powerful in tone, and is in a wonderful state of preservation.  CM# 4915

SOLD:    Cello by Joseph & Antonio Gagliano.  Details upon request.

SOLD:        Cello by William Forster Senior, London , CA 1770.  This beautiful cello is a lovely example of the maker’s work from this period.  Full of original varnish, lightly flamed back, sides and scroll.  The tone is unusually powerful and clear, with warmth and a broad palette of colors from which to choose.  Certificate by Charles Beare.             CM # 4724 

SOLD: Cello from the workshop of Maurice Mermillot, Paris, CA 1880.  This is a very fine example of the Stradivari model made for Couesnon.  It has a truly rich and powerful tone.  The scroll, front, back and sides are highly flamed.  The scroll is very masculine.  Mermillot was a student of Gaillard and of J.B. Vuillaume.  He also worked for Guadagnini at Turin.  CM#4826

SOLD: Rare Cremonese Cello.  Currently available from Charles Magby is a remarkably rare Cremonese cello with a magnificent history and provenance.  Specific details are available to a serious client after an initial telephone consultation. 

SOLD: Cello by Paolo Antonio Testore, Milan, circa 1740.  Length is 76.5cm.  This large instrument is slab cut with a willow back and sides.  The scroll is of pear wood.  It evidences typical wide spruce pine grain.  Certificate by William Moennig & Sons.  The condition is very good with very few cracks.  It has a very powerful tone.  An orchestral player or cellist in a professional quartet would find this cello irresistible.  Certificate: Wm. Moennig & Son.  It has a surprisingly affordable price.  CM#4784

Sold! Cello by Sebastien Vuillaume, Paris France, made in 1865.  This fine cello has a certificate from Hans Weisshaar.  The instrument is a supreme example of the maker's work of the period and is in first-rate condition.  The cello's tone is commanding and rich.  The lower two strings have true authority and depth.  The back, sides and scroll possess a dazzling flamed maple.  CM#4746

SOLD: Cello by Lorenzo Ventpane, Naples Italy, circa 1820.  This is a characteristic example of the maker's work of the period.  It possesses a full, rich sound (lacking the "nasal-ness" somewhat common to this maker).  The back and sides are of slab cut maple.  It possesses a rich, golden-orange varnish.  CM#4764

SOLD: Cello, New Acquisition, 19th Century.  Details upon request.

SOLD:  Cello from the workshop of Heinrich Theodor Heberleine Jr., Markneukirchen Germany, made in 1897.  This Guarneri model is an admirable student-quality instrument. CM#4725

 

 

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