Giovanni Pistucci, Naples, c. 1920
Violin: 73467
Labeled, "Ferdinandus Gagliano Filius, Nicolai fecit Neap 1772."
Back: in two pieces of quarter cut maple with medium flame descending slightly from the center seam.
Top: in two pieces of spruce with medium width grain broadening toward the edges.
Scroll: of plainer maple.
Ribs: of similar wood.
Varnish: of an orangish brown color.
Length of back: 35.4 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Middle bouts: 11.3 cm
Lower bouts: 20.0 cm
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Provenance
| in 1969 | Anonymous |
| until 2015 | Anonymous |
| in 2015 | Sold by Tarisio |
| from 2015 | Current owner |
Certificates & Documents
- Dendrochronology report: Sondre Lie, Oslo (2025) This item underwent dendrochronology testing. No result was found.
Certificate: P. Bänziger & Co. (photocopy), Zurich (1969) Ascribing the violin to Ferdinando Gagliano.
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