English violoncello in need of restoration by and labelled J...

Hammer

£5,500

English violoncello in need of restoration by and labelled Jeffery J. Gilbert, Peterborough, Fecit, Anno  MCMXXIX; also signed and dated 1929 to the inner back, the two piece back of medium curl with similar wood to the sides and head, the table of a fine width grain and the varnish of a light reddish-brown colour on a golden ground, 28 1/4", 71.70cm, bow