Nicolò Gagliano, Naples, c. 1774
Cello: 44865
Labeled, "Nicolaus Gagliano Filius / Alexandri fecit Neap. 1774"; and bearing a prayer label beneath.
Back: Two-piece of irregular figure; with double purfling and lillies of red mastic over gold leaf inlaid at the corners and vertical extremes
Top: of medium grain broadening towards the flanks; with double purfling and lillies of red mastic over gold leaf inlaid at the corners and vertical extremes
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 74.1 cm
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Notes:
The fingerboard of this instrument is stamped with the number 9706.Sotheby Parke Bernet Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 29, 1984, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby Parke Bernet Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 29, 1984, New York, New York
Provenance
| until 1984 | Austin family |
| in 1984 | Sold by Sotheby Parke Bernet |
| from 1984 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Dario D'Attili, Dumont, NJ (1984) With photos attached.
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References
Christophe Landon Rare Violins 2008 Calendar, New York (illustrated)- Private Archives - 1610
- Sotheby Parke Bernet Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 29, 1984, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York
- Sotheby Parke Bernet Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, June 29, 1984, New York, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, New York (illustrated)