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Italian, circa 1740
Details
AN IVORY DESCANT RECORDER
Italian, circa 1740
The centre joint plain, the head and foot joints with stylised acanthus leaves, the beak carved with a reversible grotesque mask
17.3/8 in. (44.1 cm.)
Italian, circa 1740
The centre joint plain, the head and foot joints with stylised acanthus leaves, the beak carved with a reversible grotesque mask
17.3/8 in. (44.1 cm.)
Provenance
Rothschild inv. no AR1393.
Sale room notice
This treble recorder is German, early 18th Century. Maker's label indistinct but probably by Gahn.