Giuseppe Gagliano, Naples, 1780
Small Violin: 44424
Bearing its original label, "Joseph Gagliano felius Nicolai fecit Neap, 1780."
Back: Two-piece of irregular narrow curl sloping downwards from the joint
Top: of pine of broad grain
Scroll: of fainter curl; with original bass bar
Ribs: of medium curl
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 33.0 cm
Notes:
A child's violin, with original label, neck and bass bar.Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 27, 1975, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 27, 1975, London, London
References
Sotheby's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, November 27, 1975, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)