English Cittern with Brass Sound Hole and Keyboard
English cittern patent keyboard box, London, circa 1790, the headstock terminating with a flattened finial. The sound hole rose is an intricately pierced brass disk depicting a courting scene, above a six key keyboard. Housed in box, 28.74 in. long
18th Century English Cittern by Preston, London
English cittern, by Preston, London, circa 1780, the headstock terminating with a flattened finial covered in tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, the fingerboard veneered in tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, the sound hole rose is an intricately pierced br
Michael Rauche English Cittern, London 1760
English cittern, by Michael Rauche, London, circa 1760, signed verso to the upper back, the headstock crested with an inlaid star motif, the decorative fretwork sound hole also inlaid with a star motif, repairer labels to interior, 29.92 in. long