Mandoline miniature by Raffaele MORENO made in Napoli (Italy) c. 1900.
Spruce table, ebony and pearwood stringing, edged with MOP and tortoishell 'chevrons'.
Soundhole edgedwith stringing and MOP floral decoration in black mastic.
Scratchplate in tortoishell with MOP decoration.
Bowl back composed of 17 rosewood ribs, head and neck veneered of rosewood.
8 ebony pegs.
Ebony fingerboard, 17 brass frets, MOP dots.
Labelled : RAFFAELE MORENO / FABBRICANTE DI STRUMENTI /
PONTE DI CHIARA N° 66 / NAPOLI
Total leng : 323th mm
Body length : 155 mm
Max. width. : 110 mm
