Instrument

  • ID: 5758
  • Type: cello
  • Maker: Joseph Nadotti
  • Year built: 1760-90
  • City: Piacenza
  • Name:
 
Label: "Joseph Nadotti Placentiae 17--"
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Table: of very broad curl
Body Length: 74.2 cm.
Back: Two-piece of bird's-eye maple
Scroll: of narrow curl
Varnish: Golden-brown

Photos

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  • back

Iconography Index

Order Black-and-white photo (back): Sotheby's Good Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, December 12, 1978, London, Sotheby's, London, 1978.

Order Black-and-white photo (back): Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 16, 1978, London, Sotheby's, London, 1978.


Auctions

Auction Date Note Estimate Hammer Price
Sotheby's, London  Dec-12-1978    £3,000 - £4,000  For members only 
Sotheby's, London  May-16-1978    £3,000 - £4,000  For members only 

Including buyer's premium
Current record for maker and instrument type
Record at time of sale for maker and instrument type

Certificates

Certificate: Jas. W. Lindemann, en Zoon, November 18, 1975