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Italian Mandolin

1900 - 1920
Sold 20 February 2025 · Jane Short Antiques
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Description

A Bowl Back Italian mandolin in very good condition with a case.

Newly strung, mounted with a tortoiseshell finger plate. Ebony floating bridge.

Beautifully manufactured ribbed body. Mother of pearl inlay.

A certificate inside the body of the instrument reads:

L Romito and F Carbone, Napoli. Serial No. 2321, Dated 1900.

We can deliver free of charge in UK mainland.

Payment by Bank transfer, PayPal or card via telephone.

Date of Manufacture

Jane Short Antiques has dated this Antique Italian Mandolin to the 1900s.

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SA1036094
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A3863
Description
A Bowl Back Italian mandolin in very good condition with a case.

Newly strung, mounted with a tortoiseshell finger plate. Ebony floating bridge.

Beautifully manufactured ribbed body. Mother of pearl inlay.

fig 1. An antique Italian bowl-back mandolin featuring a spruce soundboard, tortoise-shell pickguard, and mother-of-pearl fret markers.
fig 1. Italian Mandolin

A certificate inside the body of the instrument reads:

L Romito and F Carbone, Napoli. Serial No. 2321, Dated 1900.

We can deliver free of charge in UK mainland.

Payment by Bank transfer, PayPal or card via telephone.

Date of Manufacture

Jane Short Antiques has dated this Antique Italian Mandolin to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1036094
Dealers Internal Ref
A3863
Jane Short Antiques
Jane Short Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Mar 2020

30 years of expertise in 17th- to early 20th-century furniture and fine art

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An antique Italian bowl-back mandolin featuring a spruce soundboard, tortoise-shell pickguard, and mother-of-pearl fret markers. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An antique Italian bowl-back mandolin featuring a spruce soundboard, tortoise-shell pickguard, and mother-of-pearl fret markers. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Italian Mandolin

Archive II An antique Italian bowl-back mandolin featuring a spruce soundboard, tortoise-shell pickguard, and mother-of-pearl fret markers. View II
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Archive V An antique Italian bowl-back mandolin featuring a spruce soundboard, tortoise-shell pickguard, and mother-of-pearl fret markers. View V
Archive VI An antique Italian bowl-back mandolin featuring a spruce soundboard, tortoise-shell pickguard, and mother-of-pearl fret markers. View VI
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Jane Short Antiques

Jane Short Antiques
Telephone 07850 937057 or 07540 126714
Location
Long Melford
Suffolk
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/janeshort
Verified Since Mar 2020
Items For Sale 184
Items Sold 970
Jane Short Antiques
Jane Short Antiques
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An antique Italian bowl-back mandolin featuring a spruce soundboard, tortoise-shell pickguard, and mother-of-pearl fret markers.
Italian Mandolin
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An antique Italian bowl-back mandolin featuring a spruce soundboard, tortoise-shell pickguard, and mother-of-pearl fret markers.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectStringed Instruments
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleTraditional Folk
  • MaterialSpruce, Rosewood, Mother-of-Pearl
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBowl-back construction, Tortoise-shell pickguard, Mother-of-pearl fret inlay, Double course strings

FAQs

The bowl-back mandolin, also known as the Neapolitan mandolin, gained prominence in the 18th century and became widely popular throughout Europe during the 19th century for classical and folk performances.

Traditional construction typically involves a resonance top made of softwood such as spruce, a multi-ribbed curved wooden bowl back, and a hardwood fingerboard often inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

Authentic pieces usually feature hand-carved rib construction, traditional internal bracing labels, aged patina on the wood, and period-appropriate tuning pegs and tailpieces.

It can be mounted on a wall display bracket as a focal point in a music room or living area, bringing organic texture and historical interest to the space.

Maintain stable relative humidity and temperature levels to prevent wood cracking, keep the instrument out of direct sunlight, and dust gently with a soft, dry microfibre cloth.
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