Lot 128
  • 128

Sveno Beckman (fl Stockholm, mid-18th century) A cello Stockholm, 1748

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Sveno Beckman
  • A cello
  • labelled Sveno Beckman i Stockholm Anno 1748, branded Sven Beckman below the button, and further labelled Concertado Por Pedro Blaisow fabricante De Rebeccas Rebecoés violas francesas & Lyra Va, Rua De Valle De Por*** No.6* in Lisboa 1827, and signed internally on the table by David da Sousa

  • Stockholm

Provenance

This cello belonged to the Portuguese virtuoso David de Sousa (b.1880, d.1918) who was professor of cello at the Lisbon Conservatory.

Literature

Sold with a photocopy of the certificate of Jean Yves Matter, dated 30th January 2007