$15,000
Italian Violin, Giovanni Battista Ceruti, Cremona, c. 1815, labeled Jo: Baptista Ceruti Cremonensis/fecit Cremona An. 1815, bearing the catalog number 6296, the lower ribs branded 17 15 21, length of back 342 mm, with case. Estimate $20,000-30,000 Repaired top cracks including saddle, wings, next to sound post, at corners, shoulders, and to treble side of lower bout. Restoration to lower eye of bass f-hole. Repaired rib cracks. Repaired back cracks at lower block, button graft. Minor repairs to back of pegbox, possibly from worm damage. Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-06-24
