Nicolò Gagliano, Naples, date unknown
Violin: 45749
Labeled, "Nicolaus Gagliano filius / Alexandri fecit Neap. 1766."
Back: Two-piece of medium curl ascending from the joint
Top: of medium broad grain, narrow towards the flanks
Scroll: of wood similar to back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Golden-yellow
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
Notes:
". . . with worm damage . . ."New York Auctions, Albert Mell, Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. VI, No. 3, Flushing, NY
Provenance
Sold by Wurlitzer | |
Belmont Kindler | |
in 1981 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Certificate: Rembert Wurlitzer Inc., New York, NY With photographs attached.
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References
- Christie's Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, January 29, 1981, New York, Christie's, Christie's, New York (illustrated)
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. VI, No. 3, Albert Mell, The Queens College Press, Flushing, NY
- Private Papers