Giovanni de Meglio Neapolitan Mandolin floral decoration 1920s

Giovanni de Meglio Neapolitan mandolin dating from the early 1920s from what we can deduce from the label. Stylised floral decoration below the soundhole.

Label details:
CASA FONDATA AL 1800
VINCENZO DE MEGLIO NAPOLI
MARÇA DEPOSITATA DITTA GIOV. DE MEGLIO & F. GLIO
UNICI. PROPRIETARII
GIOVANNI & GHERARDO DE MEGLIO
NAPOLI (ITALIA)
DE MANDOLINI, CHITARRE, Privativa: tastiera di Cristallo d’oro e di argento, Napoli 1890 e 1901
Medaglia d’oro Londra 1904
PIANOFORTI DE MEGLIO 1920
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This Neapolitan Mandolin is in the process of being restored and what you see is its current state. We’ll post project updates when relevant.

This would be a great addition to any Neapolitan Mandolin or instrument collection for restoration, display or ornament.

Please check photos for detail and ask if not sure.

Technical details

• Top: Spruce
• Back: 21 rosewood ribs
• Neck: Rosewood veneer
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Width at nut: 28.5mm
• Radius: Flat
• Frets: 17 frets
• End to end: 66cm
• Scale length: 330mm
• Profile: Neapolitan
• Country of manufacture: Italy
• Year: Early 1920s
• Finish: Natural
• Decorations: Mother-of-pearl fingerboard dots / Stylised floral decoration below the soundhole.
• Strings present.