Modern Italian Violoncello, Ascribed to Luigi Rovatti

Description:

Modern Italian Violoncello, Ascribed to Luigi Rovatti, labeled ...LUIGI ROVATTI, FECE IN BUENOS AYRES, 1915..., bearing a restoration label ...RESTAURATO, 1930, ALCIDE GAVATELLI, LUTHIER..., length of two-piece back 77.3 cm, with case.
Estimate $30,000-40,000

Minor flecks and blemishes on top and back; minor scratches on top edge of back upper bout; repaired crack on back edge on lower bout. Repaired crack on rib on lower bout.


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