Lot 122
BY MICHAEL RAUCHE
LONDON, CIRCA 1760
Signed verso to the upper back, the headstock crested with an inlaid star motif, the decorative fretwork sound hole also inlaid with a star motif, repairer labels to interior
76cm long
Estimate $900 - $1,200
repaired top cracks on soundboard, nut dislodged. significant crack to rear and sides. fingerboard lifting. String missing and frets corroded. Unplayable condition consistent with age and use.
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Professionally restored by Ian Watchorn, Melbourne
The John Hurlston Collection, Part I
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8313
6:30pm - 7 October 2019
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Viewing
Wednesday 2 October, 9am-8pm
Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 October, 10am-4pm
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
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