Lot 158
GERMAN BLACK LACQUERED AND IVORY INLAID C. F. HAUPT'S DIAGONAL ZITHER Y
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 20 March 2019 at 11:00 GMT
£625
Description
with engraved gilt metal mounts and pierced ivory plaque to the soundboard depicting houses in a landscape scene, below a figure of Venus and cherubs playing instruments on a cloud, with a further ivory mount carved in high relief depicting a cherub playing a pipe with acanthus leaves, with a paper maker's label C. F. HAUPT'S DIAGONAL ZITHER/ CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION MELBOURNE 1888/ DRESDEN., all contained in a velvet-lined case fitted with accessories, with tooled leather exterior
Dimensions
Zither 59cm long approx., case 65cm x 43cm x 9cm