Giulio Cesare Gigli, Rome, 1760
Viola: 61139
Labeled, "Julius Caesar Gigli Romanus, fecit Romae anno 1760."
Back: in two pieces of slab-cut maple with irregular medium flame.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with regular medium grain slightly broadening toward the edges.
Scroll: of the same plainer maple.
Ribs: of the same maple.
Varnish: a golden reddish-brown color.
Length of back: 40.0 cm
Upper bouts: 19.0 cm
Middle bouts: 12.7 cm
Lower bouts: 23.5 cm
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Provenance
| until 1928 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1928 | Miss Bury |
| until 1939 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| from 1939 | Henry Werro |
| until 2025 | Anonymous |
| in 2025 | Sold by Tarisio Private Sales |
| from 2025 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jason Price, New York, NY (2025)- Dendrochronology report: Sondre Lie, Oslo (2025) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1750 and 1740, respectively
- Letter certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London (1939)
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References
- W. E. Hill & Sons - Business Records (1850 - 1990), W. E. Hill & Sons, W. E. Hill & Sons