Antonio Gragnani, Livorno, c. 1770
Violin: 84198
Labeled, "Antonius Gragnani fecit, Liburni anno 1773."
Branded to the button and the lower rib, "A. G."
Branded to the inside top, "W. E. Hill."
Rosewood fittings.
Back: in two pieces of slab cut maple with medium narrow flame descending from the bass side.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium width grain broadening toward the edges.
Ribs: and head of similar wood.
Varnish: of a brown-orange color.
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Upper bouts: 16.2 cm
Middle bouts: 11.0 cm
Lower bouts: 20.2 cm
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Provenance
| until 1928 | W. R. Ford Co. |
| in 1931 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| in 1934 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| from 1934 | Radford L. Yarbrough |
| in 1939 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| from 1939 | Louis Gesensway |
| in 1987 | Sold by Sotheby's |
| until 2018 | Anonymous |
| in 2018 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2018 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2018)- Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2018)
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1969)
- Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY (1939)
Proforma Certificate: Tarisio, New York, NY (2018)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
Sotheby's Stringed Instruments Auction Catalog, November 12, 1987, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)- Lyon & Healy Rare Old Violins, Violas & Violoncellos (1931), Part 1, Lyon & Healy, Chicago
Sotheby's Stringed Instruments Auction Catalog, November 12, 1987, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
