Madame Sidney Pratten - 19th century guitar labelled 'Mme Sidney Praten, Instructness to H.R.H. The Princess Louise, 1857/This guitar belonged to my father Ferdinand Pelzer, 1831' (italics in ink in Mrs Pratten's hand, the rest printed); Back and sides: Brazilian rosewood, fine hairline to centre back, further mild wear; Top: fine grained spruce with multi-string banding to the edges and sound hole, repaired cracks between the sound hole and bridge and bridge and lower body; Neck: ebonised, evidence of previous neck reset; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Hardware: engraved brass tuners with shaped buttons; Case: original ebonised case with velvet interior bearing brass plaques to the outside inscribed 'Madame Sidney Pratten', and 'Mme Sidney Pratten/(No 2) 22A Dorset Street/Portman Sqe London'; Overall condition: good/restored *Previously sold at a Sotheby's auction in 1938, lot 192, where attributed to Derazey, Paris Ask a Question

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