Alessandro Gagliano, Naples, 1720, the 'Ara'
Viola: 42627
Labeled, "Alexander Gaglianus fecit Neap 1703."
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 40.7 cm
Upper bouts: 19.5 cm
Middle bouts: 13.7 cm
Lower bouts: 24 cm
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Notes:
Listed as an instrument of 1703 by Sotheby's in their 6-11-2002 auction.Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 11, 2002, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 11, 2002, London, London
Provenance
| Ugo Ara | |
| Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. | |
| Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Letter: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1933) Alfred Hill explains that this instrument is one of only two violas by this maker known to him. The other was, apparently, sold by J.B. Vuillaume as the work of Guarneri del Gesù.
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1933)
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- Private Archives - 10842
- Private Archives - 1610
- Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 11, 2002, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)