1314 :: Interesting French guitar, circa 1840, labelled 'D & A Roudhloff/(from Paris)/manufactures of guitars/No 8 Charlotte street Fitzroy Square/London' also bearing a manuscript label stating this to be a 'Melophonic Guitar'
Interesting French guitar, circa 1840, labelled 'D & A Roudhloff/(from Paris)/manufactures of guitars/No 8 Charlotte street Fitzroy Square/London' also bearing a manuscript label stating this to be a 'Melophonic Guitar'; Back and Sides: Brazilian rosewood, cracks to the shoulders, hairline ripples to the back; Top: fine grain spruce, re-lacquered; Neck: rosewood; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Hardware: engraved brass tuners bearing a 'V (crown) R' stamp and with shaped buttons; case; ebonised case with blue felt interior *An interesting large (for the 1840s) bodied guitar with X bracing
Estimate: £3000-4000
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