ANTIC, OLD ITALIAN \'GOFFRILLER\' VIOLIN, authentic labeled
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ANTIC, OLD ITALIAN \'GOFFRILLER\' VIOLIN, authentic labeled:
$10000.00
Up for sale
is our rare, antique,
magnificent ‘Matteo Goffriller’-
instrument– authentic label dated early 18thCentury
The high quality and beauty of this rare violin is obvious at the first site.
Medium - fine grain spruce on top,
Fine to medium flamed maple is used on its two piece back.
Precisely inlaid purfling; professionally ebony-patched to stabilize theend-pin(see picture 10),
finely cut\"F\" holes, and picturesque, beautifully carved scroll.
This violin is completely lined
and has all four corner blocks inside.
The bass bar is handcarved, and the sound post is properly adjusted.
The varnish is light reddish-orange over golden ground.
Authentic Venetian label inside reads:
Matteo Goffriller fecit
Venetijis anno 1725
(last two numbers handwritten )
Size is 60 cm for the instrument
and
about 36 cm for the body
The sound of this violinis strong, warm, clear and mature:
Broad tone with a rich timber, and solid core.
Beautiful resonant soprano voice, with clear harmonics,
and fine dynamics. Well balanced violin on all strings;
this instrument will suite and please a demanding solo-player.
This fine instrument has been worked over
professionally, about 100 years ago –
with small cosmetic corrections of the original oil-texture
invisibly done all around this instrument –
light cracks on table has been closed as well -
this instrument is reliably stable and ready to play ever since…-
professionally proven for years within our studio collection of Berlin.
The old repair label is dated 1912:
Repariert 1912
von Hof-Instrumentenbauer
Liebig, Breslau
This unique treasure makes a great gift or
if you are a musician wishing to perform on an antique but
nevertheless reliable, well kept, fine violin – it will be
this unique instrument of your collection
with increasing value…
comes set with bestavailablenylon cored strings,
well working ebony peges,
boxwood-chinrest and
a beautiful boxwood tailpiece
Please note – this is a privat sale out of our
family-collection – all sales are final
so please ask your questions before you offer –
we will be more than happy to answer them all to the bestof our ability.
Please note: This fine instrument has been whithin our family-collection for more
than 100 Years – and has been professionally used until now for its strong, convincing tonal qualities –
We never requested a certificate for this instrument – so we are not providingone - we are no luthierstherefore we do notguarantee the authenticity of this fine instrument - this violin is offered as a
\'Matteo Goffriller Instrument\'
and is surely worthevery dollar you\'ll spend on it...
Any serious violin-maker charges fees for issuing a deed for an antique instrument
which are about 10—20% of the instruments market value –
the market value for an authentic Matteo Goffriller instrument ranges
from 250,000 to 350,000 $…
Handling & insured Shipping within the US is: $45.00
Payment (we accept Paypal) is required within 3 days after end of sale
We’ll ship this violin the next business-day after payment is cleared.
This fine violin will be carefully and safely packed, with bridge and sound post down,– to avoid any damages during shipping.
Wishing the new owner will enjoy this beautiful, rare find…
And now,
Thanks for looking
…and Good luck offerding on this wonderful instrument!