Sale: 9th - 21st October 2019
Lot 132: A Fine and Rare English Viola by Jacob Rayman, London 1650
Estimates
£20,000 - £30,000
VAT & Import Tax
* 20% buyers premium & 5% hammer price
Description
Property of a Lady. The later scroll, probably English; the back set with a geometric inlaid pattern; the double purfling
Label
Labelled: Jacob Rayman, Dwelling in Bell-yard in Southwarke 1650; the label probably original
Certificate
Sold with the certificate of W. E. Hill & Sons, London 1939
Maker
by Jacob Rayman
Dimensions
Length of back: 396mm
Condition
See diagram *
Footnotes
The dendrochronological report of Peter Ratcliff is available to purchase, stating that the earliest and latest dates on the bass and treble sides are 1441 and 1604, matching closely with Brescian instruments.
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