Lot Essay
The instrument bears the label from the Paul de Wit Collection, Leipzig externally on the back.
A BASS CITTERN (WALTZITHER), LATE 18TH CENTURY
Details
ASCRIBED TO JOHANN JOSEPH GÄNDL
A BASS CITTERN (WALTZITHER), LATE 18TH CENTURY
Labeled Johannes Josephus Gändl, Lauten- und Geigen-macher in Goysern Anno 1754, length of back: 17¾ in. (45 cm)
A BASS CITTERN (WALTZITHER), LATE 18TH CENTURY
Labeled Johannes Josephus Gändl, Lauten- und Geigen-macher in Goysern Anno 1754, length of back: 17¾ in. (45 cm)
Provenance
Paul de Wit
Erich Lachmann
University of California, Los Angeles
Erich Lachmann
University of California, Los Angeles
Literature
E. Lachmann, Erich Lachmann Collection of Historical Musical Instruments, Los Angeles, 1950, p. 50.
Special Notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Laura Armstrong
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