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MANUEL RAMIREZ, SHOWING THE HAND OF SANTOS HERNANDEZ
Lot 65

MANUEL RAMIREZ, SHOWING THE HAND OF SANTOS HERNANDEZ

A CLASSICAL GUITAR, MADRID, CIRCA 1900

Closed10 October 2008

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USD 17,500

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MANUEL RAMIREZ, SHOWING THE HAND OF SANTOS HERNANDEZ
A CLASSICAL GUITAR, MADRID, CIRCA 1900
Labeled FABRICA DE GUITARRAS DE MANUEL RAMIREZ MADRID ARLABAN, 10., length of back 18 1/8 in (460 mm) with case (3)

Miguel Llobet
Elvira Mieres

It is traditionally believed, that this guitar was originally ordered by Catalan guitarist and composer Miguel Llobet, as a wedding gift for his student, Elvira Mieres, of Buenos Aires. With the death of Mieres the instrument was left to her son before passing into the hands of its current owner.

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Sold with appraisal, R.E. Brune, Evanston, IL, September 29, 2007