Alessandro Gagliano, Naples, c. 1710
Violin: 107530
Labeled, "Alexander Gaglianus Fecit Neap. 1710." and "S-69."
Sold with a copy of The Strad (July 1976).
Back: One-piece, with broad flames descending from left to right
Top: with wide grain on the right side and finer grain on the left
Scroll: of wood similar to one of the sides
Ribs: of very small curl
Varnish: Reddish brown
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16 cm
Middle bouts: 10.6 cm
Lower bouts: 20 cm
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Notes:
This instrument is a twin to the "Rotondo" Gagliano of 1710 (ID=881).Alessandro Gagliano, The Strad, July, 1976, London
Provenance
| in 1921 | Rosen |
| ... | ... |
| in 1945 | Dr. T. W. Buschmann |
| ... | ... |
| in 1968 | David Wuvkan |
| until 1971 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| in 1971 | Sold by Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1971 | Anonymous |
| in 1976 | Jerry G. Forestieri |
| ... | ... |
| in 2011 | Peter Buschoff |
| in 2015 | Anonymous |
| in 2016 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Charles Beare, London (2015)
Letter: Benjamin Schröder, Frankfurt (2011)- Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1990) X-615.
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1977) "… an exceptional example of the maker's work."
- Certificate: Otto Möckel, Berlin (1921)
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References
The Strad, July, 1976, London (illustrated)- Private Archives - 10842
- Private Papers
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)