Oboe, C
Date1735-1750 ca.
Place MadeNuremberg, Germany, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedOn all 3 joints: [fir tree] / [on a scroll:] I. W. OBERLENDER / [below the scroll] ODescriptionA three-keyed oboe in stained maple or fruitwood. Oberlender came from one of the foremost families of woodwind instrument makers in Nuremberg.
DimensionsLength: 574 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1988 from Christie’s Auction House, London, England. Previously owned by Baron Armand van Zuylen, Liege, Belgium.
Published ReferencesPhillip T. Young, 4,900 Historical Woodwind Instruments: An Inventory of 200 Makers in International Collections (London: Tony Bingham, 1993), p. 171.
Credit LineArne B. and Jeanne F. Larson Fund, 1988
Object number04240
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