Nicolò Gagliano, Naples, c. 1775
Violin: 67032
Labeled, "Nicolaus Gagliano Filius Alexandri fecit, Neap., 1785."
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with medium flame ascending slightly from the center seam
Top: of two pieces of spruce with medium width grain, broadening toward the edges.
Scroll: of plain maple.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of an reddish brown color.
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.5 cm
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Provenance
| in 1965 | Sold by William Lewis & Son |
| until 2014 | Anonymous |
| in 2014 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2014 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (2014) Dates the youngest ring of bass and treble sides as respectively 1765 and 1762. Written report available for purchase upon request
Certificate: William Lewis & Son (photocopy), Chicago, IL (1965)
Certificate: William Lewis & Son (photocopy), Chicago, IL (1965)
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