Notable Sales: William Forster III | Cello, 1801
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Ex-Robert Lindley
London, 1801
labelled William Forster Junr, Violin, Violoncello, Tenor & Bow maker, also Music Seller, to their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and Duke of Cumberland and inscribed on the label 1801 No. 21
length of back 73.3cm.
This cello was sold with a print of Robert Lindley from a lithograph by M. Gauci.
Robert Lindley (1776-1855) was considered the leading English cellist of his day. He was appointed Professor at the Royal Academy of Music when it was founded in 1822. He owned a number of Forster cellos, and a fine Benjamin Banks.
The cello was subsequently owned by Herbert Trounson. Trounson bought the cello from his teacher, who had bought it from Lindley. In 1951 Constance Tillyard met Trounson and after his death she bought the cello from his widow for £24. She paid in £5 instalments. The cello remained in her possession until her death in 2015.
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