Giovanni Battista Gabrielli, Florence, 1771
Violin: 46330
Bearing its original label manuscript: "G. Gabrielly Florent* * Fecit 1771" and branded "G. B. G." on the heel.
Back: Two-piece of medium to narrow curl ascending slightly from the joint
Top: of medium grain, opening out towards the flanks
Scroll: of narrow curl
Ribs: cut on the slab, of faint irregular curl
Varnish: Golden-orange
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Provenance
until 1958 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
from 1958 | Miss McKeown |
in 1983 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1958)
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References
Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, Part II, June 23, 1983, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)