Alessandro Gagliano, Naples, 1715
Violin: 44666
Labeled, "Alexander Gagliano Fecit Neap. 17**."
Back: One-piece cut on the slab with narrow curl descending from left to right
Top: of medium grain in the center, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: plain
Ribs: cut on the slab of irregular medium to narrow curl
Varnish: Golden-orange
Length of back: 35.9 cm
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Provenance
in 1988 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Gaetano Pollastri, Bologna (1953)
Certificate: Ferdinando Garimberti, Milan (1951)
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References
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 9, 1987, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
Sotheby's Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, March 31, 1988, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
The Violin Book, Bafalon, London (illustrated)