Jan Baptist van der SLAGHMEULEN

A maker in Antwerp about 1672. A violoncello of that date was exhibited in Paris in 1878, its proportions are good, the sound-holes much opened, but well cut; the varnish a pale brown colour; the scroll is pierced and represents a carved head surmounted by a gilt crown; within the purfling on the upper plate is a black band with a design in gold. Label: "Joannes Baptista van der Slaghmeulen tot Antwerpen, 16—."