Alessandro Gagliano, Naples, 1710
Violin: 44162
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 isdes
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 |
| until 1971 | Rembert Wurlitzer Inc. |
| from 1971 | Anonymous |
| in 1976 | Jerry G. Forestieri |
| ... | ... |
| in 2015 | Anonymous |
| in 2016 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Machold Rare Violins, Ltd, Vienna (1990) X-615.
Letter: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1988)- Certificate: Otto Möckel, Berlin (1921)
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY "… an exceptional example of the maker's work."
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References
The Strad, July, 1976, London (illustrated)- Private Papers
- The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)