1788 Pehr Kraft Lute number 308 natural

Non Functioning, 3/10, Made in Sweden, no case, missing fingerboard, broken soundhole decoration, missing bridge, no tuners, lots of repairs in the top, side and back, we have found number 308 in a list of all known Swedish Lutes on http://tabulatura.com/SITTRA7.htm where it is stated that it is part of a private collection, Kraft was an instrument maker in Stockholm, Sweden circa 1780-1807, and he became Purveyor to the Royal Court of Sweden(in Swedish "hovinstrumentmakare") in 1805, more info from historian Christopher O'Regan found online:

"Mathias Petter/Peter/Pehr Kraft was the foremost of the Swedish instrument makers of the Gustavian era, and made stringed instruments that were used by, among others, none other than Carl Michael Bellman. He also came to create what was called "the Swedish lute", a development of the cistern with an extra neck with several exposed bass strings that allowed a greater musical range. The lute was made in his workshop at the corner of Herkulesgränd and Norra Smedjegatan in Norrmalm, an address that is now completely obliterated to both name and street as well as house, and which today forms the path through the mall Gallerian in Stockholm city."

PLEASE NOTE; AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND ADVICE FROM HISTORIANS WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO RESTORE THESE OLD INSTRUMENTS AS THEY DESERVE TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF A DEDICATED MUSEUM/COLLECTOR WHO UNDERSTANDS THEIR TRUE VALUE EVEN WITH THE FLAWS THAT THEY MAY HAVE AFTER A LONG LIFE. SO TAKE NOTE THAT THIS INSTRUMENT IS SOLD AS-IS WITHOUT WARRANTY, PREFERABLY TO SOMEONE WHO CAN PICK IT UP IN OUR STORE AND SEE THE CONDITION THEMSELVES AS WE ARE NOT ABLE TO DESCRIBE EVERY DETAIL. BUT WE DO SHIP WORLD WIDE. /THE MUSEUM DIVISION OF OSCAR GUITARS