Ferdinando Gagliano, Naples, 1780
Cello: 44789
Labeled, "Ferdinandus Gagliano Filius Nicolai fecit Neap. 17*1."
Back: Two-piece of faint medium curl descending slightly from the joint
Top: of medium grain on the treble side, opening out towards the bass side
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of faint medium curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 75.0 cm
Upper bouts: 35.1 cm
Middle bouts: 23.7 cm
Lower bouts: 45.3 cm
Provenance
| in 1949 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1946)- Certificate: Giacomo & Leandro Jr. Bisiach, Milan
Certificate: Emil Herrmann, New York, New York, NY (1946)Cozio holds copies of many certificates and other documents, some of which are available to view on request. Please contact us if you wish to view a particular document. (Note that we do not always have permission to share documents.)
References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- Private Papers
- Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, April 5, 1984, 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)
