Giovanni Battista Gabrielli, Florence, 1766
Violin: 44856
Bearing its original label, "Joannes Baptista de / Gabriellij florentinus / fecit 1766" and branded "GBG."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl ascending from the joint
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of medium curl
Ribs: cut on the slab
Varnish: Golden-brown
Length of back: 35.3 cm
Notes:
"Scroll attributed by Wurlitzer as " later Italian work". Repaired hairline rib fractures at upper treble. Two repaired face cracks under chinrest, three repaired hairline fractures (< 2cm) at upper edge of top. Repaired wing fractures. "Skinner's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, October 11, 2009, Boston, Skinner, Skinner's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, October 11, 2009, Boston, Boston
Provenance
| in 1994 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1971) With photos attached, states that the instrument is original in all parts with the exception of the scroll, which is ascribed as a later Italian work.- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1944) With photos attached.
Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY (1971) With photos attached, states that the instrument is original in all parts with the exception of the scroll, which is ascribed as a later Italian work.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
The Strad, January, 1994, Orpheus, London (illustrated)- Skinner's Fine Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, October 11, 2009, Boston, Skinner, Skinner, Boston (illustrated)
- Sotheby Parke Bernet Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 13, 1983, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)
The Strad, January, 1994, Orpheus, London (illustrated)
