Ferdinando Gagliano, Naples, 1782, the 'Partello, Sabatini'
Violin: 41441
Labeled, "Ferdinandus Gagliano Filius Nicolai fecit Neap. 1782."
Back: One-piece of medium curl descending from left to right
Top: of medium to fine grain
Scroll: almost plain
Ribs: of faint medium to broad curl
Varnish: Orange-red
Length of back: 35.5 cm
Provenance
| in 1892 and until 1920 | Dwight J. Partello |
| ... | ... |
| from 1920 | Lyon & Healy |
| in 1929 | Sold by Lyon & Healy |
| George Bass | |
| until 1992 | Robert Kagan |
| in 1992 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1892)- Certificate: Lyon & Healy, Chicago, IL Undated.
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- Lyon & Healy Rare Old Violins, Violas & Violoncellos (1929), Lyon & Healy, Chicago (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 11, 1992, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)
