Auction 2023-1
Historical Musical Instruments as well as Art and Antiques - The Collection of Prof. Dr. Rudolf Ewerhart (1928-2022)
By Galerie Moenius Germany
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Mar 18, 2023
Burghaus Wassenach Kirchstrasse 1 56653 Wassenach, Germany
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The collection of Prof. Dr. Rudolph Ewerhart (1928-2022).
Since 1982 Rudolf Ewerhart lived with his wife Helene in the late baroque Burghaus Wassenach near the Laacher See, the aristocratic residence of the Knights of Kolb built from 1772-1775. Parallel to the extensive renovation
In 1996 he organized exclusive concerts in the “Music in the Burghaus Wassenach” series in the hall of the mansion, at which newly acquired or freshly restored instruments from the collection in the were the focus.
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LOT 16:
BASSETTL / HALF BASS, GERMANY PROBABLY SAXONY / POSSIBLY BOHEMIA, AROUND 1700
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Sold for: €4,800
Start price:
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3,000
Buyer's Premium: 26%
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BASSETTL / HALF BASS, GERMANY PROBABLY SAXONY / POSSIBLY BOHEMIA, AROUND 1700
This very rare, four-stringed instrument with spruce top, is playable (one string broken). The instrument has been restored several times. Cross brace under the bridge, connected to the back by two tuning pins. A kind of middle rib can still be seen on the inside of the top. The bassettl is a link between the cello, viola da gamba and double bass and was used until the Viennese classical period.
The instrument was restored by Johannes Loescher, Cologne.
Dimensions: Total length: 141.3cm, corpus length: 85.5cm, top width: 39.9cm, bottom width: 48.2cm, rib height: 14.5cm.
