unusual mandolin "Johann Wolfgang Goethe", Saxony / Bohemia around 1900, classical facon, soundhole carving with Goethe's portrait, peghead with classical volute, back with geometrical marquetry, straight neck, playable,length 63,5cm width 28,5cm, scale length 33cm, condition in need of restoration with various signs of age and use such as scratches, damage to the varnish and a crack in the middle of the top.