DHV:
1571
Tourin ID:
Size:
Pardessus
Place Made:
Maker:
F
Paris
Louis
Guersan ?
Date:
17..
Label Text:
[Guersan]
Body Shape:
Viol
Current Location:
No. of Strings:
5
Collection:
Sound Holes:
C
Catalog Number:
Head:
Female
Private Owner:
Yes?
Previous Owner:
Measurements:
Body Length:
String Length:
Rib Depth:
Upper Width:
Middle Width:
Bottom Width:
Information
Source:
Vichy Enchères 12/11/10, lot 70 (viewed on line)
Literature:
Vichy Enchères 12/11/10, lot 70 (viewed on line)
Photographs:
Vichy Enchères 12/11/10, lot 70 (front, back body only) [color])
Recordings:
Auctions:
Comments:
Vichy Enchères 2010/12/11, lot 70; also 2011/06/18, lot 48
Striped back, double purfling front and back. Diagonal tailpiece with tailgut. 2 pegs treble, 3 bass side. “Faite à Paris au XVIIIème ... portant étiquette de Guersan” (implying the auctioneers don’t believe it’s really by Guersan?).