{"id":33878,"date":"2026-10-01T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/?p=33878"},"modified":"2026-10-21T17:17:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:17:21","slug":"collection-mandolines-embergher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/en\/2026\/10\/01\/collection-mandolines-embergher\/","title":{"rendered":"Une collection de mandolines de Luigi Embergher couvrant plus de quarante ans de l\u2019histoire de la Maison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"francais\">Vichy Ench\u00e8res vous propose de d\u00e9couvrir quatre mandolines retra\u00e7ant trente-cinq ans de l\u2019histoire de l\u2019incontournable maison Luigi Embergher. De l\u2019Orchestra 2 de 1913 au Model B de 1948, en passant par l\u2019Orchestra 1 de 1921 et le c\u00e9l\u00e8bre 5 Bis de 1927, ces instruments t\u00e9moignent de l\u2019\u00e9volution de la production Embergher et de la transmission de son savoir-faire.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Par C\u00e9cile Alves-Convert, documentaliste pour Vichy Ench\u00e8res<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">Catalogue<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interencheres.com\/art-decoration\/instruments-a-vent-et-a-cordes-pincees-687631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vente du 6 novembre 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interencheres.com\/art-decoration\/instruments-a-vent-et-a-cordes-pincees-687633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vente du 7 novembre 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/vichy-encheres\/equipe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Experts<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#english\">English version<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luigi Embergher et la mandoline romaine<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De Naples \u00e0 Rome, l\u2019essor de la mandoline moderne<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" data-id=\"34152\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-1024x709.jpg\" alt=\"Naples, Johann Rudolf B\u00fchlmann, Huile sur toile.\" class=\"wp-image-34152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-2048x1419.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-1568x1086.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-100x69.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Naples, Johann Rudolf B\u00fchlmann, Huile sur toile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"17788\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Antonio Vinaccia, mandoline, Vichy Ench\u00e8res, 5 novembre 2022, marque, \u00a9 Christophe Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-17788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Antonio Vinaccia, mandoline, Vichy Ench\u00e8res, 5 novembre 2022, marque, \u00a9 Christophe Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019histoire de la mandoline moderne est tout d\u2019abord \u00e9troitement li\u00e9e \u00e0 celle de Naples. Durant la seconde moiti\u00e9 du XVIII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, la mandoline baroque \u00e9volua progressivement pour donner naissance \u00e0 un nouveau type d\u2019instrument, qualifi\u00e9 de mandoline napolitaine. La famille Vinaccia, et tout particuli\u00e8rement Gennaro et Antonio, joua un r\u00f4le majeur dans son d\u00e9veloppement. Les proportions de l\u2019instrument furent revues, la table \u00e9largie, le chevalet rehauss\u00e9 et les cordes en boyau remplac\u00e9es par des cordes m\u00e9talliques accord\u00e9es en quintes. La caisse \u00e9tait quant \u00e0 elle constitu\u00e9e de c\u00f4tes de bois courb\u00e9 et la table d\u2019harmonie s\u2019inclinait d\u00e9sormais \u00e0 partir du chevalet. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 ces innovations, Naples s\u2019affirma comme la capitale de la mandoline et l\u2019instrument rencontra un important succ\u00e8s en Italie, mais \u00e9galement dans tout le reste de l\u2019Europe, <a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/2022\/09\/23\/mandoline-antonio-vinaccia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">o\u00f9 il int\u00e9gra les cours royales<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Toutefois, comme le souligne Alfred Woll dans The Art of Mandolin Making :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[I]l y a toujours eu des luthiers de renom dans de nombreuses autres r\u00e9gions d\u2019Italie. Des ma\u00eetres luthiers innovants, \u00e0 Rome et dans ses environs, ont \u00e9galement contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 faire \u00e9voluer la mandoline. L&#8217;un des plus experts et des plus renomm\u00e9s d&#8217;entre eux \u00e9tait Antonio Luigi Embergher (1856-1943).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Alfred Woll, <em>The Art of Mandolin Making: Historical Development and Construction of the Mandolin<\/em>, Edition MANDO, 2021, traduction personnelle du texte original, p.54<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-methode-raisonnee-pour-mandoline-gabriele-Leone-1768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"17882\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-methode-raisonnee-pour-mandoline-gabriele-Leone-1768-709x1024.jpg\" alt=\"M\u00e9thode raisonn\u00e9e pour mandoline, Gabriele Leone, 1768\" class=\"wp-image-17882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-methode-raisonnee-pour-mandoline-gabriele-Leone-1768-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-methode-raisonnee-pour-mandoline-gabriele-Leone-1768-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-methode-raisonnee-pour-mandoline-gabriele-Leone-1768-768x1109.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-methode-raisonnee-pour-mandoline-gabriele-Leone-1768-69x100.jpg 69w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-methode-raisonnee-pour-mandoline-gabriele-Leone-1768.jpg 782w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">M\u00e9thode raisonn\u00e9e pour mandoline, Gabriele Leone, 1768<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19-anonyme-francais-elegante-a-la-mandoline-18eme-siecle-collection-particuliere.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"650\" data-id=\"17906\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19-anonyme-francais-elegante-a-la-mandoline-18eme-siecle-collection-particuliere.jpg\" alt=\"Anonyme fran\u00e7ais, El\u00e9gante \u00e0 la mandoline, XVIII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, collection particuli\u00e8re\" class=\"wp-image-17906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19-anonyme-francais-elegante-a-la-mandoline-18eme-siecle-collection-particuliere.jpg 520w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19-anonyme-francais-elegante-a-la-mandoline-18eme-siecle-collection-particuliere-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19-anonyme-francais-elegante-a-la-mandoline-18eme-siecle-collection-particuliere-80x100.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anonyme fran\u00e7ais, El\u00e9gante \u00e0 la mandoline,  XVIII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, collection particuli\u00e8re<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"17884\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Antonio Vinaccia, mandoline, 1771, Vichy Ench\u00e8res, 5 novembre 2022, \u00a9 Christophe Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-17884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Antonio Vinaccia, mandoline, 1771, Vichy Ench\u00e8res, 5 novembre 2022, \u00a9 Christophe Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luigi Embergher entre Rome et Arpino<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antonio Luigi Embergher na\u00eet le 4 f\u00e9vrier 1856 \u00e0 Arpino, entre Rome et Naples, dans le Latium. Son p\u00e8re, Pietro Embergher, \u00e9tait un \u00e9b\u00e9niste d\u2019origine austro-hongroise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certains historiens pensent que le p\u00e8re de Luigi aurait aussi \u00e9t\u00e9 luthier et que Luigi Embergher se serait form\u00e9 aupr\u00e8s de lui, dans l\u2019atelier familial, avant d\u2019en prendre la direction dans les ann\u00e9es 1880. Luigi Embergher a \u00e9galement probablement \u00e9t\u00e9 form\u00e9 aupr\u00e8s d\u2019un luthier romain, \u00e0 la suite de cette potentielle formation avec son p\u00e8re. Quoiqu\u2019il en soit, on sait qu\u2019il ouvrit un atelier \u00e0 Rome en 1890, 21 Via dei Greci <a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>, transf\u00e9r\u00e9 en 1913 au 7 Via Belsiana jusqu\u2019en 1962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La plus ancienne mandoline connue portant sa signature est dat\u00e9e de 1888, soit avant son installation \u00e0 Rome. En toute logique, l\u2019\u00e9tiquette de l\u2019instrument indique ainsi l\u2019adresse d\u2019Arpino, au 26 de la Via Marco Agrippa. Contrairement \u00e0 ce que pourrait laisser penser l\u2019importance prise par Rome dans l\u2019histoire de la maison, l\u2019atelier familial d\u2019Embergher resta toujours install\u00e9 \u00e0 Arpino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIl ne fait \u00e9galement aucun doute, comme en t\u00e9moignent ses mandolines encore existantes, qu\u2019Embergher a suivi l\u2019\u00e9cole romaine de conception de mandolines au cours de ses premi\u00e8res ann\u00e9es dans le m\u00e9tier. Ses instruments pr\u00e9sentent le m\u00eame design que les meilleures et les plus c\u00e9l\u00e8bres mandolines contemporaines de sa r\u00e9gion, en particulier celles de De Santis et de Maldura.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Stephen Morey, Mandolins of the 18th Century, Edition Turris, 1993, dans A. Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em> , p.56<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> &nbsp;Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em>, p.57,traduction personnelle du texte original<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Antonio-Luigi-Embergher.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"34156\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Antonio-Luigi-Embergher.jpg\" alt=\"Antonio Luigi Embergher\" class=\"wp-image-34156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Antonio-Luigi-Embergher.jpg 167w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Antonio-Luigi-Embergher-84x100.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Antonio Luigi Embergher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34158\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Via dei Greci, Rome. Ancien atelier de Luigi Embergher au premier plan \u00e0 droite\" class=\"wp-image-34158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au.jpg 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Via dei Greci, Rome. Ancien atelier de Luigi Embergher au premier plan \u00e0 droite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-Arpino-ancienne-Arpinum-Italie-Lemaitre-dapres-Michallo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"963\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-Arpino-ancienne-Arpinum-Italie-Lemaitre-dapres-Michallo.jpg\" alt=\"Arpino (ancienne Arpinum), Italie, Lemaitre, d\u2019apr\u00e8s Michallon, gravure sur acier, 1835\" class=\"wp-image-34154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-Arpino-ancienne-Arpinum-Italie-Lemaitre-dapres-Michallo.jpg 963w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-Arpino-ancienne-Arpinum-Italie-Lemaitre-dapres-Michallo-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-Arpino-ancienne-Arpinum-Italie-Lemaitre-dapres-Michallo-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-Arpino-ancienne-Arpinum-Italie-Lemaitre-dapres-Michallo-100x79.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arpino (ancienne Arpinum), Italie, Lemaitre, d\u2019apr\u00e8s Michallon, gravure sur acier, 1835<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arpino - Museo della Liuteria Embergher-Cerrone\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jgmZU9Vn4EI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Les innovations et r\u00e9compenses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab&nbsp;<em>Loin de se contenter de fabriquer des mandolines, il s\u2019effor\u00e7ait de les faire \u00e9voluer et d\u2019explorer les limites du possible. Il abordait chaque d\u00e9tail, aussi infime soit-il, avec soin et attention.<\/em> \u00bb<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em> &nbsp;p.56, traduction personnelle du texte original<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luigi Embergher chercha avant tout \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer la justesse des mandolines et le confort de jeu des musiciens. Il mit ainsi au point diff\u00e9rentes innovations, telles qu\u2019un frettage optimis\u00e9, des chevalets compens\u00e9s ou encore l\u2019introduction d\u2019une frette z\u00e9ro, permettant un meilleur \u00e9quilibre entre les cordes \u00e0 vide et les notes frett\u00e9es. Il exp\u00e9rimenta \u00e9galement diff\u00e9rents barrages asym\u00e9triques afin d\u2019\u00e9quilibrer la r\u00e9ponse des graves et des aigus, tout en travaillant sur la l\u00e9g\u00e8ret\u00e9 et la r\u00e9sonance de la table d\u2019harmonie. Enfin, il d\u00e9veloppa plusieurs solutions plus ponctuelles, comme une touche en porte-\u00e0-faux r\u00e9glable ou des m\u00e9caniques facilitant le changement des cordes, t\u00e9moignant de sa qu\u00eate de l\u2019instrument id\u00e9al.<a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a><br>Ses mandolines pouvaient poss\u00e9der 29 ou 31 frettes et, autour de 1900, il abandonna le temp\u00e9rament \u00e9gal pour adopter un syst\u00e8me de frettage modifi\u00e9, associ\u00e9 \u00e0 des chevalets compens\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" id=\"_ftn2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a> Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em> p.62<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-Esposizione-generale-italiana-ed-ie-Torino-1898.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"663\" data-id=\"34162\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-Esposizione-generale-italiana-ed-ie-Torino-1898.jpg\" alt=\"Esposizione generale italiana ed internazionale d'electricita, Torino, 1898\" class=\"wp-image-34162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-Esposizione-generale-italiana-ed-ie-Torino-1898.jpg 405w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-Esposizione-generale-italiana-ed-ie-Torino-1898-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-Esposizione-generale-italiana-ed-ie-Torino-1898-61x100.jpg 61w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Esposizione generale italiana ed internazionale d&#8217;electricita, Torino, 1898<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Luigi-Loir-LExposition-de-Paris.-Encyclopedie-du-siecle-to.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34160\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Luigi-Loir-LExposition-de-Paris.-Encyclopedie-du-siecle-to-748x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Luigi Loir, L\u2019Exposition de Paris. Encyclop\u00e9die du si\u00e8cle, tome III frontispice, 1900, Petit Palais, mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris\" class=\"wp-image-34160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Luigi-Loir-LExposition-de-Paris.-Encyclopedie-du-siecle-to-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Luigi-Loir-LExposition-de-Paris.-Encyclopedie-du-siecle-to-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Luigi-Loir-LExposition-de-Paris.-Encyclopedie-du-siecle-to-768x1052.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Luigi-Loir-LExposition-de-Paris.-Encyclopedie-du-siecle-to-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Luigi-Loir-LExposition-de-Paris.-Encyclopedie-du-siecle-to.jpg 917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luigi Loir, L\u2019Exposition de Paris. Encyclop\u00e9die du si\u00e8cle, tome III  frontispice, 1900, Petit Palais, mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"17856\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Luigi Embergher, faite \u00e0 Rome en 1929, mod\u00e8le 5bis cubiste, n\u00b0158, Vichy Ench\u00e8res, 16 juin 2012\" class=\"wp-image-17856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-1360x2048.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-1568x2361.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-scaled.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luigi Embergher, faite \u00e0 Rome en 1929, mod\u00e8le 5bis cubiste, n\u00b0158, Vichy Ench\u00e8res, 16 juin 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-Croce-da-Cavaliere-dellOrdine-della-Corona-dItalia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34164\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-Croce-da-Cavaliere-dellOrdine-della-Corona-dItalia-570x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Croce da Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Corona d'Italia\" class=\"wp-image-34164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-Croce-da-Cavaliere-dellOrdine-della-Corona-dItalia-570x1024.jpg 570w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-Croce-da-Cavaliere-dellOrdine-della-Corona-dItalia-167x300.jpg 167w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-Croce-da-Cavaliere-dellOrdine-della-Corona-dItalia-56x100.jpg 56w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-Croce-da-Cavaliere-dellOrdine-della-Corona-dItalia.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Croce da Cavaliere dell&#8217;Ordine della Corona d&#8217;Italia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Embergher exp\u00e9rimenta ainsi tout au long de sa carri\u00e8re de nouvelles solutions, m\u00eame si certaines ne furent finalement utilis\u00e9es que durant quelques ann\u00e9es. Cette volont\u00e9 d\u2019exp\u00e9rimenter et d\u2019\u00eatre toujours \u00e0 l\u2019avant-garde l\u2019amena \u00e0 r\u00e9aliser des instruments parfois particuli\u00e8rement audacieux, comme nous avons pu en \u00eatre t\u00e9moins \u00e0 Vichy Ench\u00e8res, lors de la vente en 2012 d\u2019une \u00e9tonnante mandoline cubiste r\u00e9alis\u00e9e \u00e0 Rome en 1929. Totalement subversive dans le domaine de la facture instrumentale et unique mod\u00e8le connu, cet instrument \u00e9tait \u00e0 la fois une \u0153uvre d\u2019art et un mod\u00e8le 5bis tr\u00e8s abouti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moins d\u2019une dizaine d\u2019ann\u00e9es apr\u00e8s l\u2019ouverture de son atelier romain, Embergher fut r\u00e9compens\u00e9 pour ses instruments. Ainsi, en 1897, il re\u00e7ut une m\u00e9daille d\u2019or lors d\u2019une exposition internationale consacr\u00e9e aux nouvelles inventions \u00e0 Vienne. Cette distinction intervint la m\u00eame ann\u00e9e que le d\u00e9p\u00f4t, \u00e0 Rome, le 23 janvier, d\u2019un brevet concernant notamment une touche sur\u00e9lev\u00e9e et r\u00e9glable. De nouvelles r\u00e9compenses suivirent \u00e0 Turin en 1898 puis \u00e0 Paris en 1900<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le succ\u00e8s de la maison ne cessa d\u00e8s lors de cro\u00eetre et en 1913, il fut fait <em>Cavaliere della Corona d\u2019Italia<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em>, pp. 61-62<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quatre mandolines de la maison Embergher<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Une Orchestra 2 de 1913<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Dayton-Mandolin-Orchestra-Chas.-B.-Rauch-Director.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-id=\"34166\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Dayton-Mandolin-Orchestra-Chas.-B.-Rauch-Director.jpg\" alt=\"Dayton Mandolin Orchestra, Chas. B. Rauch Director\" class=\"wp-image-34166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Dayton-Mandolin-Orchestra-Chas.-B.-Rauch-Director.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Dayton-Mandolin-Orchestra-Chas.-B.-Rauch-Director-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Dayton-Mandolin-Orchestra-Chas.-B.-Rauch-Director-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Dayton-Mandolin-Orchestra-Chas.-B.-Rauch-Director-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Dayton Mandolin Orchestra, Chas. B. Rauch Director.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les mandolines d\u2019orchestre occupaient une place essentielle dans la pratique musicale de l\u2019\u00e9poque. \u00c0 partir de la fin du XIX\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, le succ\u00e8s croissant de la mandoline favorisa en effet la multiplication des ensembles et des orchestres \u00e0 plectre, r\u00e9unissant plusieurs instruments de la m\u00eame famille. Embergher participa pleinement \u00e0 cette \u00e9volution en d\u00e9veloppant des instruments adapt\u00e9s aux diff\u00e9rents registres de ces formations. En 1897, il pr\u00e9senta ainsi un quatuor con\u00e7u sur le mod\u00e8le du quatuor \u00e0 cordes, compos\u00e9 de deux mandolines, d\u2019une mandola t\u00e9nor et d\u2019un mandocello. Sa production s\u2019\u00e9tendait \u00e9galement \u00e0 la mandola \u00e0 l\u2019octave, au <em>liuto cantabile<\/em>, au quartino, au terzino ou encore \u00e0 la mando-basse, permettant ainsi de couvrir une large \u00e9tendue de registres. Pour la mandoline elle-m\u00eame, Embergher d\u00e9veloppa parall\u00e8lement plusieurs mod\u00e8les destin\u00e9s \u00e0 la pratique orchestrale, num\u00e9rot\u00e9s de 1 \u00e0 4. Ces num\u00e9ros ne correspondaient pas \u00e0 des registres diff\u00e9rents, mais \u00e0 diff\u00e9rentes d\u00e9clinaisons de la mandoline d\u2019orchestre, qui se distinguaient notamment par leur construction, leurs mat\u00e9riaux et leur degr\u00e9 de finition. Embergher proposait ainsi une gamme diversifi\u00e9e, adapt\u00e9e aux diff\u00e9rentes pratiques de la mandoline. Les mod\u00e8les Orchestra se d\u00e9clinaient du n\u00b0 1 au n\u00b0 4, avec des constructions et des degr\u00e9s de finition diff\u00e9rents, tandis que les n\u00b0 5, 5 Bis et 6 \u00e9taient destin\u00e9s au concert et aux solistes. Les mandolines d\u2019orchestre n\u2019en b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaient pas moins des recherches men\u00e9es par Embergher sur la sonorit\u00e9 et la construction de l\u2019instrument, notamment sur le barrage de la table d\u2019harmonie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La plus ancienne mandoline de notre ensemble est un Model Orchestra 2 r\u00e9alis\u00e9 en 1913. L\u2019Orchestra n\u00b0 2 \u00e9tait l\u2019un des mod\u00e8les con\u00e7us par Embergher pour la pratique collective de la mandoline. Comme souvent chez le luthier, sa conception \u00e9volua au cours du temps et les mod\u00e8les conserv\u00e9s pr\u00e9sentent certaines variations, notamment dans le nombre de c\u00f4tes composant la caisse. Celui de 1913 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 ici en poss\u00e8de vingt-six, tandis que des Orchestra n\u00b0 2 plus tardives peuvent en compter vingt-huit. Ce mod\u00e8le conserve n\u00e9anmoins les principales caract\u00e9ristiques de la mandoline romaine d\u00e9velopp\u00e9e par Embergher, associant une caisse profonde \u00e0 une touche prolong\u00e9e au-dessus de la table et une construction pens\u00e9e pour offrir pr\u00e9cision et \u00e9quilibre sonore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sa caisse est constitu\u00e9e de vingt-six c\u00f4tes et l\u2019instrument porte une \u00e9tiquette Luigi Embergher ainsi qu\u2019une marque au fer \u201cLuigi Embergher Roma\u201d au revers de la t\u00eate. Comme de coutume chez les Embergher, l\u2019instrument est soign\u00e9 dans ses moindres d\u00e9tails et pr\u00e9sente notamment sur la touche et le pourtour de la bouche des ornements de nacre. Les quatre mod\u00e8les dits d\u2019orchestre &#8211; dont fait partie celui-ci &#8211; \u00e9taient tous richement d\u00e9cor\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce mod\u00e8le m\u00e9rite \u00e9galement notre attention puisqu\u2019il correspond \u00e0 une p\u00e9riode particuli\u00e8rement importante pour la maison. Comme nous l\u2019avons vu, c\u2019est pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment en 1913 qu\u2019Embergher re\u00e7ut le titre de <em>Cavaliere della Corona d\u2019Italia<\/em>. C\u2019est \u00e9galement cette ann\u00e9e-l\u00e0 que son magasin romain fut transf\u00e9r\u00e9 de la Via dei Greci \u00e0 la Via Belsiana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-13 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34259\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 vingt six c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, faite \u00e0 Rome Model Orchestra 2, de 1913. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34261\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 vingt six c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, faite \u00e0 Rome Model Orchestra 2, de 1913. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34263\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 vingt six c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, faite \u00e0 Rome Model Orchestra 2, de 1913. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Mandoline romaine \u00e0 vingt six c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, faite \u00e0 Rome Model Orchestra 2, de 1913.<br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Une Orchestra 1 de 1921<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-14 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"733\" data-id=\"34170\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John-1024x733.jpg\" alt=\"Rochester Mandolin Orchestra, c.1920, image courtesy of John Bernunzio\" class=\"wp-image-34170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John-1536x1100.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John-1568x1123.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John-100x72.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John.jpg 1760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rochester Mandolin Orchestra, c.1920, image courtesy of John Bernunzio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le succ\u00e8s rencontr\u00e9 par les instruments d\u2019Embergher s\u2019accompagna d\u2019un important d\u00e9veloppement de sa production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVers 1920, \u00e0 l\u2019apog\u00e9e de son succ\u00e8s, il employait 15 apprentis, ouvriers et ma\u00eetres artisans, fabriquant jusqu\u2019\u00e0 100 mandolines par mois.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em> &nbsp;p.67<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019est pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment durant cette p\u00e9riode de prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 que furent r\u00e9alis\u00e9es les premi\u00e8res mandolines de notre ensemble. Ainsi, notre mandoline Model Orchestra 1 de 1921, r\u00e9alis\u00e9e dans le style des instruments de Luigi Embergher, illustre les caract\u00e9ristiques de cette production au d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 1920. Sa touche de concert et son d\u00e9cor de nacre ornant la touche et le pourtour de la t\u00eate rappellent les mod\u00e8les de la maison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La pr\u00e9sence dans une m\u00eame vente d\u2019une Orchestra 1 et d\u2019une Orchestra 2 offre par ailleurs une occasion int\u00e9ressante de confronter deux instruments relevant de cette m\u00eame tradition de facture, bien que huit ann\u00e9es s\u00e9parent nos deux exemplaires. Une diff\u00e9rence appara\u00eet imm\u00e9diatement dans la construction de leur caisse, concernant les c\u00f4tes, puisque l\u2019Orchestra 2 de 1913 en poss\u00e8de vingt-six c\u00f4tes, contre dix-huit pour l\u2019Orchestra 1 de 1921. Le nombre de c\u00f4tes constitue un \u00e9l\u00e9ment important dans l\u2019\u00e9tude des mandolines Embergher, sans pouvoir naturellement \u00eatre retenu comme seul crit\u00e8re d\u2019identification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R\u00e9alis\u00e9e en 1921, notre Orchestra 1 pr\u00e9c\u00e8de de quelques ann\u00e9es la standardisation progressive de la production Embergher. Au milieu des ann\u00e9es 1920, la gamme est en effet largement \u00e9tablie et comprend deux mod\u00e8les d\u2019\u00e9tude &#8211; les Tipo A et Tipo B -, quatre mod\u00e8les d\u2019orchestre num\u00e9rot\u00e9s de 1 \u00e0 4 et plusieurs mandolines destin\u00e9es aux solistes et au concert.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-15 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34241\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes, dans le style d'une Luigi Embergher, Model Orchestra 1, de 1921. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 6 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34243\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes, dans le style d'une Luigi Embergher, Model Orchestra 1, de 1921. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 6 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34245\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes, dans le style d'une Luigi Embergher, Model Orchestra 1, de 1921. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 6 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes, dans le style d&#8217;une Luigi Embergher, Model Orchestra 1, de 1921. <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 6 novembre 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La mandoline de soliste par excellence : la 5 Bis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le troisi\u00e8me instrument est sans doute le plus embl\u00e9matique de notre ensemble. R\u00e9alis\u00e9 en 1927, ce Model 5 Bis appartient aux mandolines de soliste et de concert les plus prestigieuses de la maison Embergher. Le mod\u00e8le cristallise plusieurs d\u00e9cennies de recherches men\u00e9es par le luthier sur la construction et les qualit\u00e9s acoustiques de la mandoline. Plus grand et plus robuste que les mod\u00e8les ant\u00e9rieurs, il se distingue notamment par une caisse \u00e0 trente-quatre c\u00f4tes cannel\u00e9es et par une conception privil\u00e9giant avant tout la sonorit\u00e9 de l\u2019instrument pour la pratique soliste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le 5 Bis acquit ainsi une r\u00e9putation particuli\u00e8re aupr\u00e8s des musiciens. Woll le pr\u00e9sente comme le mod\u00e8le phare d\u2019Embergher en mati\u00e8re de sonorit\u00e9 et de confort de jeu, dont la conception resta pratiquement inchang\u00e9e jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la fermeture de l\u2019atelier. Il souligne notamment la puissance et la brillance de sa sonorit\u00e9, qui lui permettaient aussi bien de r\u00e9pondre aux exigences d\u2019un soliste que de s\u2019imposer au sein d\u2019un ensemble.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPour de nombreux musiciens, la l\u00e9gendaire Embergher n\u00b0 5b est un chef-d\u2019\u0153uvre abouti et le couronnement de l\u2019\u0153uvre d\u2019Embergher. En tant que mandoline de solo, elle poss\u00e8de une sonorit\u00e9 puissante ; elle a un son brillant et sait s\u2019imposer au sein d\u2019un ensemble. La table d\u2019harmonie est d\u2019une qualit\u00e9 exceptionnelle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em>, p. 71<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notre exemplaire pr\u00e9sente en outre l\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat d\u2019avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9alis\u00e9 en 1927, \u00e0 la fin d\u2019une p\u00e9riode de grande prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 pour la maison. En effet, d\u00e8s 1928, la diminution des commandes entra\u00eena une forte r\u00e9duction de la production, suivie d\u2019une fermeture temporaire de l\u2019atelier, avant une reprise du travail en 1930. Cette mandoline s\u2019inscrit ainsi dans les derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es durant lesquelles Luigi Embergher demeura \u00e0 la t\u00eate de l\u2019entreprise, qu\u2019il transmit finalement \u00e0 Domenico Cerrone en 1938.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-16 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34247\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 trente quatre c\u00f4tes creuses de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model concert 5Bis de 1927. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34249\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 trente quatre c\u00f4tes creuses de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model concert 5Bis de 1927. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34251\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 trente quatre c\u00f4tes creuses de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model concert 5Bis de 1927. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Mandoline romaine \u00e0 trente quatre c\u00f4tes creuses de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model concert 5Bis de 1927. <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bach - Ciaccona  - mandolino\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GP2_kBKC9jU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La maison Embergher apr\u00e8s Luigi : le Model B de 1948<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La derni\u00e8re mandoline de notre ensemble s\u2019inscrit dans une p\u00e9riode de transition pour la maison Embergher. Dat\u00e9e de 1948, cette mandoline Model B, portant le num\u00e9ro 548, conserve une \u00e9tiquette et une marque au fer Luigi Embergher. R\u00e9alis\u00e9e cinq ans apr\u00e8s la disparition du luthier, elle t\u00e9moigne ainsi de la permanence de son nom au sein de la production de l\u2019atelier. En effet, Domenico Cerrone connaissait intimement la production d\u2019Embergher. N\u00e9 en 1891, il avait commenc\u00e9 tr\u00e8s jeune son apprentissage aupr\u00e8s du luthier et devint l\u2019un des principaux ma\u00eetres artisans de son atelier.<strong> <\/strong>Selon Alfred Woll, il en \u00e9tait probablement le meilleur <a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>. En 1938, Luigi Embergher lui transmit finalement l\u2019entreprise ainsi que le droit de poursuivre la production sous son nom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cerrone poursuivit d\u00e8s lors la fabrication des mandolines et le savoir-faire de son ma\u00eetre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em> p.70<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCerrone poursuivit l\u2019activit\u00e9 dans l\u2019esprit d\u2019Embergher et avec le m\u00eame souci de qualit\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em>, p. 70<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cerrone ne se contenta toutefois pas de reproduire les instruments de son pr\u00e9d\u00e9cesseur. Apr\u00e8s la mort d\u2019Embergher en 1943, il fit notamment \u00e9voluer le barrage de la table d\u2019harmonie en utilisant des barres moins hautes, au profil plus triangulaire et \u00e0 l\u2019inclinaison plus prononc\u00e9e. Ces modifications semblent t\u00e9moigner de nouvelles exp\u00e9rimentations destin\u00e9es \u00e0 faire \u00e9voluer la sonorit\u00e9 des instruments. R\u00e9alis\u00e9 en 1948, notre Model B appartient \u00e0 cette p\u00e9riode de transition. Cinq ans apr\u00e8s la disparition de Luigi Embergher, il t\u00e9moigne de la permanence de son h\u00e9ritage au sein de l\u2019atelier. La marque Embergher appos\u00e9e sur sa t\u00eate prend alors tout son sens, rappelant la continuit\u00e9 de la maison apr\u00e8s la mort de son fondateur.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-17 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34253\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model B, n\u00b0 548, faite en 1948. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34255\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model B, n\u00b0 548, faite en 1948. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34257\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model B, n\u00b0 548, faite en 1948. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model B, n\u00b0 548, faite en 1948. <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R\u00e9unies dans une m\u00eame vente, ces quatre mandolines permettent ainsi de parcourir trente-cinq ans d\u2019histoire de la maison Embergher. Des mod\u00e8les d\u2019orchestre aux instruments destin\u00e9s aux solistes, elles t\u00e9moignent de l\u2019\u00e9volution constante d\u2019une production marqu\u00e9e par les recherches de Luigi Embergher sur la construction et les qualit\u00e9s sonores de la mandoline. Le Model B de 1948 prolonge enfin cette histoire au-del\u00e0 de la disparition du luthier, illustrant la transmission de son savoir-faire et la permanence de son h\u00e9ritage.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 id=\"english\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A COLLECTION OF MANDOLINS BY LUIGI EMBERGHER SPANNING OVER FORTY YEARS OF THE FIRM&#8217;S HISTORY<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em>Vichy Ench\u00e8res invites you to discover four mandolins spanning 35 years of the history of the renowned firm of Luigi Embergher. From the Orchestra 2 from 1913 to the Model B from 1948, and including an Orchestra 1 from 1921 and a famous 5 Bis from 1927 in between, these instruments bear witness to the evolution of Embergher\u2019s output and the passing down of his craftsmanship<\/em><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">By C\u00e9cile Alves-Convert, archivist at Vichy Ench\u00e8res<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--18\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/documents\/2026-11-07-vcp-138-catalogue-english.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catalog<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--19\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interencheres.com\/en-US\/art-decoration\/instruments-a-vent-et-a-cordes-pincees-687631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sale on 6 November 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--20\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interencheres.com\/en-US\/art-decoration\/instruments-a-vent-et-a-cordes-pincees-687633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sale on 7 November 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--21\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--22\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/en\/vichy-encheres-3\/team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Experts<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--23\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#francais\">Version fran\u00e7aise<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luigi Embergher and the Roman mandolin<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From naples to rome: the rise of the modern mandolin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-24 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" data-id=\"34152\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-1024x709.jpg\" alt=\"Naples, Johann Rudolf B\u00fchlmann, Huile sur toile.\" class=\"wp-image-34152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-2048x1419.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-1568x1086.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-08-13-moa-4100-1-huile-sur-toile-Naples-Johann-Rudolf-Buhlmann-100x69.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Naples, Johann Rudolf B\u00fchlmann, Huile sur toile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"17788\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Antonio Vinaccia, mandoline, Vichy Ench\u00e8res, 5 novembre 2022, marque, \u00a9 Christophe Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-17788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/25-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-marque-\u00a9-c-darbelet-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Antonio Vinaccia, mandoline, Vichy Ench\u00e8res, 5 novembre 2022, marque, \u00a9 Christophe Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The history of the modern mandolin is inextricably linked to Naples. During the second half of the 18th century, the Baroque mandolin gradually evolved into a new type of instrument, known as the Neapolitan mandolin. The Vinaccia family, and in particular Gennaro and Antonio, played a pivotal role in its development. The instrument\u2019s proportions were altered, the body was widened, the bridge raised and gut strings were replaced by metal strings tuned in fifths. The body was constructed from bent wooden ribs and the soundboard featured a distinct angle starting at the bridge. Thanks to these innovations, Naples established itself as the capital of the mandolin, and the instrument achieved great success, not only in Italy, but throughout the rest of Europe, <a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/2022\/09\/23\/mandoline-antonio-vinaccia\/#english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">where it found its way into royal courts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, as Alfred Woll points out in <em>The Art of Mandolin Making<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[T]here have always been renowned luthiers in many other regions of Italy. Innovative master makers, in Rome and its surrounding area, also contributed to the evolution of the mandolin. One of the most skilled and renowned among them was Antonio Luigi Embergher (1856 \u2013 1943).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Alfred Woll, <em>The Art of Mandolin Making: Historical Development and Construction of the Mandolin<\/em>, Edition MANDO, 2021, traduction personnelle du texte original, p.54<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-25 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-methode-raisonnee-pour-mandoline-gabriele-Leone-1768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"17882\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-methode-raisonnee-pour-mandoline-gabriele-Leone-1768-709x1024.jpg\" alt=\"M\u00e9thode raisonn\u00e9e pour mandoline, Gabriele Leone, 1768\" class=\"wp-image-17882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-methode-raisonnee-pour-mandoline-gabriele-Leone-1768-709x1024.jpg 709w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-methode-raisonnee-pour-mandoline-gabriele-Leone-1768-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-methode-raisonnee-pour-mandoline-gabriele-Leone-1768-768x1109.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-methode-raisonnee-pour-mandoline-gabriele-Leone-1768-69x100.jpg 69w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-methode-raisonnee-pour-mandoline-gabriele-Leone-1768.jpg 782w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">M\u00e9thode raisonn\u00e9e pour mandoline, Gabriele Leone, 1768<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19-anonyme-francais-elegante-a-la-mandoline-18eme-siecle-collection-particuliere.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"650\" data-id=\"17906\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19-anonyme-francais-elegante-a-la-mandoline-18eme-siecle-collection-particuliere.jpg\" alt=\"Anonyme fran\u00e7ais, El\u00e9gante \u00e0 la mandoline, XVIII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, collection particuli\u00e8re\" class=\"wp-image-17906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19-anonyme-francais-elegante-a-la-mandoline-18eme-siecle-collection-particuliere.jpg 520w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19-anonyme-francais-elegante-a-la-mandoline-18eme-siecle-collection-particuliere-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/19-anonyme-francais-elegante-a-la-mandoline-18eme-siecle-collection-particuliere-80x100.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anonyme fran\u00e7ais, El\u00e9gante \u00e0 la mandoline,  XVIII\u00e8me si\u00e8cle, collection particuli\u00e8re<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"17884\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Antonio Vinaccia, mandoline, 1771, Vichy Ench\u00e8res, 5 novembre 2022, \u00a9 Christophe Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-17884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-antonio-vinaccia-mandoline-1771-vichy-encheres-5-nov-2022-\u00a9-c-darbelet-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Antonio Vinaccia, mandoline, 1771, Vichy Ench\u00e8res, 5 novembre 2022, \u00a9 Christophe Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Luigi embergher: between rome and arpino<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antonio Luigi Embergher was born on 4 February 1856, in Arpino, which is located in the Lazio region between Rome and Naples. His father, Pietro Embergher, was a cabinetmaker of Austro-Hungarian origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some historians believe that Luigi\u2019s father was also a luthier and that Luigi Embergher trained under him in the family workshop, before taking over its management in the 1880s. Luigi Embergher likely also trained with a Roman luthier, after his possible apprenticeship with his father. In any case, what is certain is that he opened a workshop in Rome in 1890 at 21 Via dei GreciCertains historiens pensent que le p\u00e8re de Luigi aurait aussi \u00e9t\u00e9 luthier et que Luigi Embergher se serait form\u00e9 aupr\u00e8s de lui, dans l\u2019atelier familial, avant d\u2019en prendre la direction dans les ann\u00e9es 1880. Luigi Embergher a \u00e9galement probablement \u00e9t\u00e9 form\u00e9 aupr\u00e8s d\u2019un luthier romain, \u00e0 la suite de cette potentielle formation avec son p\u00e8re. Quoiqu\u2019il en soit, on sait qu\u2019il ouvrit un atelier \u00e0 Rome en 1890, 21 Via dei Greci<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>, which was relocated in 1913 to 7 Via Belsiana, where it remained until 1962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oldest known mandolin bearing his signature dates from 1888, i.e. before he settled in Rome. Consequently, the instrument\u2019s label includes the address in Arpino, at 26 Via Marco Agrippa. Despite the importance of Rome in the firm\u2019s history, the Embergher family workshop always remained based in Arpino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is also no doubt, as evidenced by his surviving mandolins, that Embergher followed the Roman school of mandolin making during his early years in the trade. His instruments share the same design as the mandolins made in his region by his finest and most renowned contemporaries, particularly De Santis and Maldura.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Stephen Morey, Mandolins of the 18th Century, Edition Turris, 1993, dans A. Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em> , p.56<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> &nbsp;Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em>, p.57,traduction personnelle du texte original<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-26 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Antonio-Luigi-Embergher.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"167\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"34156\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Antonio-Luigi-Embergher.jpg\" alt=\"Antonio Luigi Embergher\" class=\"wp-image-34156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Antonio-Luigi-Embergher.jpg 167w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-Antonio-Luigi-Embergher-84x100.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Antonio Luigi Embergher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34158\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Via dei Greci, Rome. Ancien atelier de Luigi Embergher au premier plan \u00e0 droite\" class=\"wp-image-34158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-21-Via-dei-Greci-Rome.-Ancien-atelier-de-Luigi-Embergher-au.jpg 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Via dei Greci, Rome. Ancien atelier de Luigi Embergher au premier plan \u00e0 droite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-Arpino-ancienne-Arpinum-Italie-Lemaitre-dapres-Michallo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"963\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-Arpino-ancienne-Arpinum-Italie-Lemaitre-dapres-Michallo.jpg\" alt=\"Arpino (ancienne Arpinum), Italie, Lemaitre, d\u2019apr\u00e8s Michallon, gravure sur acier, 1835\" class=\"wp-image-34154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-Arpino-ancienne-Arpinum-Italie-Lemaitre-dapres-Michallo.jpg 963w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-Arpino-ancienne-Arpinum-Italie-Lemaitre-dapres-Michallo-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-Arpino-ancienne-Arpinum-Italie-Lemaitre-dapres-Michallo-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-Arpino-ancienne-Arpinum-Italie-Lemaitre-dapres-Michallo-100x79.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arpino (ancienne Arpinum), Italie, Lemaitre, d\u2019apr\u00e8s Michallon, gravure sur acier, 1835<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arpino - Museo della Liuteria Embergher-Cerrone\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jgmZU9Vn4EI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Innovations and awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab&nbsp;<em><em>Far from being content with merely manufacturing mandolins, he strove to evolve the instrument and push the boundaries of what was possible. He approached every detail, however minute, with care and attention<\/em>.<\/em> \u00bb<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em> &nbsp;p.56, personal translation of the original text<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luigi Embergher\u2019s primary goal was to improve the mandolin\u2019s intonation and its ease of play. To this end, he developed and introduced various innovations, such as a more effective fret placement, compensated bridges, and a zero fret, which improved the balance between open strings and fretted notes. He also experimented with asymmetrical bracing patterns to balance the response of the bass and treble registers, while simultaneously working to enhance the lightness and resonance of the soundboard. Finally, he developed several solutions to particular challenges posed by the instrument, such as an adjustable cantilevered fingerboard, and tuning machines that made string changes easier, attesting to his quest for the ideal instrument<sup><a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/sup>. His mandolins featured either 29 or 31 frets and, around 1900, he abandoned equal temperament in favour of a modified fret-spacing system, paired with compensated bridges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" id=\"_ftn2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a> Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em> p.62<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-27 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-Esposizione-generale-italiana-ed-ie-Torino-1898.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"405\" height=\"663\" data-id=\"34162\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-Esposizione-generale-italiana-ed-ie-Torino-1898.jpg\" alt=\"Esposizione generale italiana ed internazionale d'electricita, Torino, 1898\" class=\"wp-image-34162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-Esposizione-generale-italiana-ed-ie-Torino-1898.jpg 405w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-Esposizione-generale-italiana-ed-ie-Torino-1898-183x300.jpg 183w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/6-Esposizione-generale-italiana-ed-ie-Torino-1898-61x100.jpg 61w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Esposizione generale italiana ed internazionale d&#8217;electricita, Torino, 1898<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Luigi-Loir-LExposition-de-Paris.-Encyclopedie-du-siecle-to.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34160\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Luigi-Loir-LExposition-de-Paris.-Encyclopedie-du-siecle-to-748x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Luigi Loir, L\u2019Exposition de Paris. Encyclop\u00e9die du si\u00e8cle, tome III frontispice, 1900, Petit Palais, mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris\" class=\"wp-image-34160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Luigi-Loir-LExposition-de-Paris.-Encyclopedie-du-siecle-to-748x1024.jpg 748w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Luigi-Loir-LExposition-de-Paris.-Encyclopedie-du-siecle-to-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Luigi-Loir-LExposition-de-Paris.-Encyclopedie-du-siecle-to-768x1052.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Luigi-Loir-LExposition-de-Paris.-Encyclopedie-du-siecle-to-73x100.jpg 73w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-Luigi-Loir-LExposition-de-Paris.-Encyclopedie-du-siecle-to.jpg 917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luigi Loir, L\u2019Exposition de Paris. Encyclop\u00e9die du si\u00e8cle, tome III  frontispice, 1900, Petit Palais, mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-28 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"17856\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-680x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Luigi Embergher, faite \u00e0 Rome en 1929, mod\u00e8le 5bis cubiste, n\u00b0158, Vichy Ench\u00e8res, 16 juin 2012\" class=\"wp-image-17856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-1360x2048.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-1568x2361.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-66x100.jpg 66w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/63-luigi-embergher-rome-en-1929-modele-5-2-cubiste-n158-vichy-encheres-16-juin-2012-scaled.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luigi Embergher, faite \u00e0 Rome en 1929, mod\u00e8le 5bis cubiste, n\u00b0158, Vichy Ench\u00e8res, 16 juin 2012<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-Croce-da-Cavaliere-dellOrdine-della-Corona-dItalia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34164\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-Croce-da-Cavaliere-dellOrdine-della-Corona-dItalia-570x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Croce da Cavaliere dell'Ordine della Corona d'Italia\" class=\"wp-image-34164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-Croce-da-Cavaliere-dellOrdine-della-Corona-dItalia-570x1024.jpg 570w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-Croce-da-Cavaliere-dellOrdine-della-Corona-dItalia-167x300.jpg 167w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-Croce-da-Cavaliere-dellOrdine-della-Corona-dItalia-56x100.jpg 56w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-Croce-da-Cavaliere-dellOrdine-della-Corona-dItalia.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Croce da Cavaliere dell&#8217;Ordine della Corona d&#8217;Italia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout his career, Embergher experimented with new ideas, even though some of the resulting innovations only lasted a few years. This desire to experiment and remain at the forefront of innovation led him to create instruments that were at times strikingly bold, as illustrated by a surprising Cubist mandolin made in Rome in 1929, which was sold by Vichy Ench\u00e8res in 2012. This instrument, which is very radical in terms of instrument making, and the only known example of its kind, was both a work of art and a highly accomplished Model 5bis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Less than a decade after opening his workshop in Rome, Embergher received recognition for his instruments. In 1897, for instance, he was awarded a gold medal at an international exhibition dedicated to new inventions in Vienna. This distinction came the same year he filed in Rome, on 23 January, a patent for, among others, a raised and adjustable fingerboard. Further awards followed in Turin in 1898 and Paris in 1900<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The firm\u2019s success continued to grow from then on and, in 1913, he was made <em>Cavaliere della Corona d\u2019Italia<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em>, pp. 61-62<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four mandolins from the firm of Embergher<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An orchestra 2 from 1913<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-29 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Dayton-Mandolin-Orchestra-Chas.-B.-Rauch-Director.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-id=\"34166\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Dayton-Mandolin-Orchestra-Chas.-B.-Rauch-Director.jpg\" alt=\"Dayton Mandolin Orchestra, Chas. B. Rauch Director\" class=\"wp-image-34166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Dayton-Mandolin-Orchestra-Chas.-B.-Rauch-Director.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Dayton-Mandolin-Orchestra-Chas.-B.-Rauch-Director-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Dayton-Mandolin-Orchestra-Chas.-B.-Rauch-Director-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-Dayton-Mandolin-Orchestra-Chas.-B.-Rauch-Director-100x67.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Dayton Mandolin Orchestra, Chas. B. Rauch Director.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Orchestral mandolins played a vital role in the musical practice of the time. From the late 19th century onwards, the mandolin&#8217;s rising popularity led to the proliferation of plectrum ensembles and orchestras that played several instruments from the same family. Embergher played a key role in this evolution by developing instruments tailored to the different registers of these ensembles. In 1897, he introduced a quartet based on the string quartet, consisting of two mandolins, a tenor mandola and a mandocello. His production also expanded to include the octave mandola, <em>liuto cantabile<\/em>, <em>quartino<\/em>, <em>terzino<\/em> and even the mando-bass, thereby covering a wide range of registers. Regarding the mandolin itself, Embergher developed simultaneously several models for orchestral use, numbered 1 through 4. These numbers did not correspond to different registers, but rather to different forms of the orchestral mandolin, distinguished in particular by their construction, materials and level of finish. Embergher thus offered a diverse range, suited to the different ways of playing the mandolin. The Orchestra models ranged from no. 1 to 4, featuring varying qualities of construction and finish, while models no. 5, 5 Bis and 6 were intended for concert use and soloists. Nevertheless, the orchestral mandolins benefited from Embergher\u2019s research into the instrument\u2019s sound and construction, particularly in relation to the bracing of the soundboard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The oldest mandolin in our selection is a Model Orchestra 2 made in 1913. The Orchestra no. 2 was one of the models Embergher intended for mandolin ensemble playing. As was often the case with this maker, its design evolved over time, and surviving examples feature some variations, particularly in the number of ribs making up the body. The 1913 example presented here has twenty-six ribs, whereas later Orchestra no. 2 models may have twenty-eight. However, this model retains the key characteristics of the Roman mandolin developed by Embergher, combining a deep body and a fingerboard extending over the soundboard, as well as a construction designed to deliver precision and tonal balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its body is composed of twenty-six ribs, and the instrument bears a Luigi Embergher label as well as a &#8220;Luigi Embergher Roma&#8221; brand on the back of the headstock. As is customary with Embergher instruments, this example was manufactured with meticulous attention to detail, and features in particular mother-of-pearl ornamentation on the fingerboard and around the soundhole. The four so-called orchestra models \u2013 of which this one is part of \u2013 were all richly decorated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This example is also interesting for dating from a particularly significant period for the firm. As previously noted, it was in 1913 that Embergher was awarded the title of <em>Cavaliere della Corona d\u2019Italia<\/em>. That same year, his workshop in Rome was relocated from Via dei Greci to Via Belsiana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-30 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34259\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 vingt six c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, faite \u00e0 Rome Model Orchestra 2, de 1913. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34261\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 vingt six c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, faite \u00e0 Rome Model Orchestra 2, de 1913. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34263\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 vingt six c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, faite \u00e0 Rome Model Orchestra 2, de 1913. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot56-4521-3-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Mandoline romaine \u00e0 vingt six c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, faite \u00e0 Rome Model Orchestra 2, de 1913.<br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An orchestra 1 from 1921<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-31 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"733\" data-id=\"34170\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John-1024x733.jpg\" alt=\"Rochester Mandolin Orchestra, c.1920, image courtesy of John Bernunzio\" class=\"wp-image-34170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John-1536x1100.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John-1568x1123.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John-100x72.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-Rochester-Mandolin-Orchestra-c.1920-image-courtesy-of-John.jpg 1760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rochester Mandolin Orchestra, c.1920, image courtesy of John Bernunzio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The success of Embergher\u2019s instruments led to a significant expansion of his production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAround 1920, at the height of his success, he employed 15 apprentices, workmen and master craftsmen, producing up to 100 mandolins per month.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em> &nbsp;p.67<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was precisely during this period of prosperity that the earliest mandolins in our selection were made. Indeed, our Model Orchestra 1 from 1921, made in the style of Luigi Embergher\u2019s instruments, exhibits the features typical of this production in the 1920s. Its concert-style fingerboard and the mother-of-pearl ornamentation adorning both the fingerboard and the perimeter of the headstock are reminiscent of the models of that firm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, the inclusion of both an Orchestra 1 and an Orchestra 2 in the same sale provides an interesting opportunity to compare two instruments rooted in the same manufacturing tradition, despite the eight-year gap between them. One difference is immediately apparent in the construction of their bodies, specifically the ribs, as the 1913 Orchestra 2 features twenty-six ribs, compared to eighteen for the 1921 Orchestra 1. The number of ribs is a significant element when examining Embergher mandolins, although, naturally, it cannot be relied upon as the sole criterion for authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our Orchestra 1, which was made in 1921, predates the gradual standardization of Embergher\u2019s production by a few years. By the mid-1920s, the product range was well established, and included two student models (the Tipo A and Tipo B), four orchestra models numbered 1 through 4, and several mandolins designed for soloists and concert performance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-32 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34241\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes, dans le style d'une Luigi Embergher, Model Orchestra 1, de 1921. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 6 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34243\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes, dans le style d'une Luigi Embergher, Model Orchestra 1, de 1921. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 6 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34245\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes, dans le style d'une Luigi Embergher, Model Orchestra 1, de 1921. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 6 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-4521-2-mandoline-napolitaine-orchestra-embergher-3-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes, dans le style d&#8217;une Luigi Embergher, Model Orchestra 1, de 1921. <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 6 novembre 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The quintessential soloist\u2019s mandolin: the 5 bis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The third instrument is arguably the most iconic in our selection. This Model 5 Bis, made in 1927, ranks among the most prestigious soloist and concert-grade mandolins ever produced by the firm of Embergher. The model crystalises decades of research conducted by the maker into the mandolin&#8217;s construction and acoustic qualities. It is larger and more robust than earlier models, and is distinctive, in particular, for its body featuring thirty-four fluted ribs and a construction designed to optimize the instrument&#8217;s tone for solo performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 5 Bis thus earned a special reputation among musicians. Woll describes it as Embergher\u2019s flagship model in terms of tone and playability, and its design remained virtually unchanged until the workshop closed. He highlights, in particular, the power and brilliance of its tone, which allowed it to both meet the demands of a soloist and hold its own within an ensemble.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor many musicians, the legendary Embergher no. 5b is a consummate masterpiece and the crowning achievement of Embergher\u2019s work. As a solo mandolin, it boasts a powerful tone; its sound is brilliant, allowing it to cut through within an ensemble. The soundboard is of exceptional quality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em>, p. 71<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our particular example is also notable for having been made in 1927, i.e. towards the end of a period of great prosperity for the firm. Indeed, as early as 1928, a decline in orders led to a sharp reduction in production, followed by the temporary closure of the workshop, before activity resumed in 1930. This mandolin thus dates from the final years of Luigi Embergher\u2019s reign over the firm, before he eventually handed it over to Domenico Cerrone in 1938.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-33 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34247\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 trente quatre c\u00f4tes creuses de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model concert 5Bis de 1927. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34249\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 trente quatre c\u00f4tes creuses de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model concert 5Bis de 1927. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34251\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 trente quatre c\u00f4tes creuses de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model concert 5Bis de 1927. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot50-4521-5-mandoline-napolitaine-embergher-3-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Mandoline romaine \u00e0 trente quatre c\u00f4tes creuses de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model concert 5Bis de 1927. <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bach - Ciaccona  - mandolino\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GP2_kBKC9jU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THE EMBERGHER FIRM AFTER LUIGI: THE MODEL B FROM 1948<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final mandolin in our selection belongs to a transitional period for the Embergher firm. This Model B mandolin, dating from 1948 and bearing the number 548, retains both a label and a brand stamp of Luigi Embergher. Produced five years after the maker\u2019s passing, it serves as a testament to the enduring presence of his name within the workshop\u2019s output. Indeed, Domenico Cerrone was intimately familiar with Embergher\u2019s production. He was born in 1891, and began his apprenticeship with Embergher at a very young age, eventually becoming one of the workshop\u2019s leading master craftsmen. According to Alfred Woll, he was arguably the best of them all <a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a>. In 1938, Luigi Embergher finally handed over the business to him, along with the rights to continue trading under the Embergher name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, Cerrone continued manufacturing mandolins according to the traditional methods learned from his master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" id=\"_ftn1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a> Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em> p.70<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCerrone continued the business in the spirit of Embergher and with the same commitment to quality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:15px\">Alfred Woll, <em>op. cit.<\/em>, p. 70<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Cerrone did not merely reproduce his predecessor\u2019s instruments. In particular, following Embergher\u2019s death in 1943, he modified the bracing of the soundboard, by using lower bars with a more triangular profile and a steeper angle. These changes seem to reflect new experiments aimed at improving the instruments&#8217; tonal qualities. Our Model B from 1948 belongs to that transitional period. Five years after Luigi Embergher\u2019s death, it stands as evidence that his legacy remained firmly rooted in the workshop. The Embergher brand stamped on the headstock therefore makes perfect sense, underscoring the continuity of the firm following the death of its founder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-34 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34253\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model B, n\u00b0 548, faite en 1948. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34255\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model B, n\u00b0 548, faite en 1948. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"34257\" src=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model B, n\u00b0 548, faite en 1948. Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 \u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet\" class=\"wp-image-34257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-1568x2352.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/vichy-encheres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-11-07-vcp-lot54-4521-1-mandoline-napolitaine-cerrone-3-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Mandoline romaine \u00e0 dix huit c\u00f4tes de Luigi EMBERGHER, Model B, n\u00b0 548, faite en 1948. <br>Instrument mis en vente par Vichy Ench\u00e8res le 7 novembre 2026 <br>\u00a9 Vichy Ench\u00e8res\/ Photo C. Darbelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><em>Brought together in a single sale, these four mandolins take us on a journey through 35 years of the history of the Embergher firm. Ranging from orchestral examples to instruments designed for soloists, they reflect the constant evolution of an output shaped by Luigi Embergher\u2019s research into the construction and tonal qualities of the mandolin. The Model B from 1948 extends this history beyond the maker\u2019s lifetime, illustrating the passing down of his craftsmanship and the lasting impact of his legacy<\/em><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\ude80 <strong>Suivez-nous !<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/vichyencheres\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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