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This magnificent cello was made by David Tecchler in Rome in 1698 and was sold by Beare's to one of the world's leading orchestras in 2009. Like the Sainton del Gesù, this instrument too has a link to the famous Flonzaley Quartet. It was purchased from Hill's in 1912 by the quartet's founder, Edward de Coppet, a banker, for Iwan D'Archambeau, and it is this instrument that appears on many of the important recordings made by this quartet that was so admired by the audiences of the time for its fine tone quality and elegance of performance. Before the Flonzaley Quartet, the cello belonged to the legendary English cellist Beatrice Harrison who performed on it when she became the youngest competitor and first cellist to win the Mendelssohn prize.