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Could someone please help? I have a Michele Maratea mandolin dated 1896. I'm never going to play this instrument and would like to find out how much it's worth with a view to selling it. The neck is...

Could someone please help? I have a Michele Maratea mandolin dated 1896. I'm never going to play this instrument and would like to find out how much it's worth with a view to selling it. The neck is...

Headstock. I know nothing about these instruments so any help would be great!
Thanks.
Toni.

This is the one that has no label. It looks older and has a slightly narrower neck. It appears playable with the proper re-stringing.

Headstock

Here they are. The first one is less ornate and the label shows the date 1896. It has been repaired: the headstock has been glued back on and a crack in the front body has been repaired. It seems...

I have been given two very old mandolins. One has a paper stuck inside the sound hole reading: Michele Maratea. E. Figli. Allievo Di Vinnaccia. Napoli, 1896.
The other is very similar but the paper...