Interesting mid-19th-century French cello, bearing a label b - Lot 16

Interesting mid-19th-century French cello, bearing a label by Bernardel, rue Croix des Petits Champs, dated 1836, with a very fine head by this maker. Chest length: 75.5cm Width (bottom down): 43.7cm Width of C: 24cm Width (bottom up): 34.2cm Height of ribs: 12cm One-piece maple back on light-wave layer with a filled-in crumpled knot in the center of the arch 30cm from the bottom edge. One-piece spruce top with irregular rings, wider on the bass side and thinner on the treble, probably re-sponged and re-varnished Beautiful maple ribs with regular waves Attractive maple headstock with fine waves and black bevels Orange-brown varnish on the whole, darker on the top Numerous restorations (well done) including wormholes (ribs), minor fractures of top and ribs, restored top edges and corners Very good condition