Fratelli Vinaccia, P.le C. - Lot 215

Fratelli Vinaccia, P.le C. Naples, 1927 Neapolitan mandolin with a spruce top, soundhole rosette, and soundboard guard made of natural tortoiseshell edged with mother-of-pearl. Curved body with 25 filleted rosewood ribs, walnut neck, and ebony fingerboard. Openwork headstock fitted with its original tuning machines. Printed label reading “F.lli Vinaccia fu P.le C. – Fabbricanti di Strumenti Armonici – Via Chiatamone, 32 – Napoli,” dated “Anno 1927.” Significant crack in the top requiring restoration. Height: 68 cm Width: 24 cm Weight: 1,500 grams

Estimate:£254.28

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