Object Description

Cornu (dates unknown) Paris, beginning 19th c.Repair Nicolas Eugen Simoutre (1839–1908) Basel, between 1859 and 1890CORNU (brand , back Inside, difficult to read);REPARE PAR SIMOUTRE / LUTHIER A BALE. (brand , back inside)spruce (table); mahogany (back, ribs);ivory, ebony, mother-of- earl (decoration) flat peg-box in the form of an 8, six pegs inserted in the back17 frets (brass, fingerboard)L. 91 cm, 62,5 cm (vibrating strings); H. 8 cm (ribs)Donation Family Preiswerk-Braun, BaselInv. 1903.91.