Lyre guitar, unlabelled, France, end of the 18° century.
Two piece table in spruce pierced by two sounholes each with five pointed star in mother of pearl and ebony.
Stained hardwood stringing around the edge and the rosette.
Ribs and two piece back of maple.
Varnish of a brown colour.
The arms terminating in gilt brass eagle finials and the brass crossbar terminating in gilt brass pine apple finials.
Pin bridge in ebony and mother of pearl.
Neck and head veneered in ebony, six ebony reversed pegs.
Fingerboard with twelve metal frets.
Height : 755 mm.
