Alessandro Gagliano, Naples, 1730
Cello: 59801
Back: Two-piece cut on the slab with flames of medium width running horizontally, and with small original wings at the lower flanks
Top: of medium grain at the center, broadening towards the flanks
Scroll: of wood matching the back
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-red on a golden ground
Length of back: 76.6 cm
Upper bouts: 34 cm
Lower bouts: 43.7 cm
Provenance
| until 1920 | Count Herzog von Anhalt |
| 1920-1942 | Theaterstiftung |
| from 1942 | Hamma & Co. |
| Richard Sturzenegger | |
| until 1990 | Thomas Demenga |
| until 2015 | Antonio Meneses |
| from 2015 | Current owner |
Known players
Antonio Meneses
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (2005)
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References
- Correspondence with owner, 5-23-2003
W. E. Hill & Sons Photographic Archive (illustrated)