Giuseppe Gagliano, Naples, 1780
Violin: 78755
Labeled, "Joseph Gagliano filius, Nicolai fecit Neap. 1780."
Back: in two pieces of quarter sawn maple with narrow horizontal flame prominent in the centre bouts.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with grain of narrow width widening to the edges.
Scroll: of irregularly flamed maple.
Ribs: of similar wood to the back.
Varnish: of an orange brown color over a deep golden ground.
Length of back: 35.8 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Provenance
| in 1965 | Anonymous |
| until 2017 | Anonymous |
| in 2017 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| in 2017 | Anonymous |
| from 2017 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2017) Certificate to be issued upon sale.- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2017) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1757 and 1751 respectively. Printed report available.
- Letter certificate: Emil Hjorth & Sønner (photocopy), Copenhagen (1957)
Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2017) Certificate to be issued upon sale.
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