Ferdinando Gagliano, Naples, 1785
Violin: 45072
Labeled, "Ferdinandus Gagliano Filius / Nicolai fecit Neap. 1785", the "85" in pen.
Back: Two-piece of faint small curl
Top: of broad grain in the center, becoming finer towards the flanks
Scroll: plain
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Dark brown
Length of back: 35.2 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.1 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Provenance
| until 1944 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| 1944-1959 | H. C. Dandridge |
| from 1959 | Current owner |
References
The Strad, October, 1958, London (illustrated)- Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst (8th Edition), Hamma & Co., Florian Noetzel Verlag, Wilhelmshaven (illustrated)
- Mr Black's Violins: The extraordinary obsession of Gerald Segelman, Andrew Hooker, Cozio Publishing, Boston (illustrated)
- The Instrumentalist, Victor Angelescu, January, 1963 (illustrated)