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Ferdinando Gagliano

Highest auction price

£134,743

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin 35.5 cm Naples, 1780 c. Sun 1st May 2011 £134,743
Viola 38.0 cm Naples, 1790 c. Wed 1st December 2010 £24,000
Violin 34.8 cm Naples, 1760 Fri 1st October 2010 £37,553
Viola 38.0 cm Naples, 1774, Viola D'Amore Tue 1st June 2010 £40,161
Viola 38.1 cm Naples, 1776 Tue 1st June 2010 £72,289
Violin 35.3 cm Naples, 1760 c. Mon 1st March 2010 £90,000
Violin 35.2 cm Naples, 1750 [Lit.] Thu 1st October 2009 £107,916
Violin 35.0 cm Naples, 1795 Thu 1st October 2009 £57,600
Violin 35.4 cm [Attributed to] Sun 1st March 2009 £8,414
Violin 35.4 cm [Attributed to] Thu 1st May 2008 £8,430
Violin 35.0 cm Naples, 1781 Tue 1st April 2008 £90,741
Violin 35.5 cm [Ascribed to] Tue 1st May 2007 £28,803
Violin 35.2 cm Naples, 1780 c. Tue 1st May 2007 £48,966
Viola 36.9 cm Naples, 1782 Wed 1st November 2006 £30,000
Violin Naples, 1790 c. Mon 1st November 2004 £77,675
Violin Naples Sat 1st May 2004 £56,505
Viola 36.9 cm 1775 Fri 1st November 2002 £35,850
Violin 1769 Mon 1st May 2000 £44,481
Violin 1790 c. Sun 1st March 1998 £14,950
Violin 1790 c. Sat 1st November 1997 £16,100
Violin 1790 c. Sat 1st November 1997 £22,456
Violin 1790 c. Fri 1st November 1996 £20,700
Violin 17-- Wed 1st November 1995 £39,100
Violin 1790 Sun 1st October 1995 £47,700
Violin 17-- Mon 1st May 1995 £35,219
Violin 1775-99 Wed 1st March 1995 £19,550
Violin 17-- Fri 1st October 1993 £56,500
Violin 1784 Thu 1st July 1993 £32,200
Violin 1770 Thu 1st April 1993 £37,800
Violin 1760 c. Sun 1st November 1992 £27,500
Violin 1772 Sun 1st November 1992 £35,200
Violin 1782 Mon 1st June 1992 £82,500
Violin 1770 c. Sun 1st March 1992 £26,400
Violin 1785 Fri 1st November 1991 £49,500
Violin 1750 c. Fri 1st March 1991 £35,200
Violin 1750 c. Thu 1st November 1990 £45,100
Violin 1753 Thu 1st June 1989 £12,100
Violin 1770 c. Tue 1st November 1988 £24,200
Violin 1780 c. Wed 1st June 1988 £29,700
Violin 1760 Tue 1st March 1988 £4,620
Violin 1784 Sun 1st November 1987 £31,900
Violin 1794 c. Sun 1st November 1987 £22,000
Violin 1760 c. Sun 1st November 1987 £13,200
Viola 36.8 cm 1775 Sun 1st November 1987 £16,500
Viola 36.8 cm 1773 Wed 1st July 1987 £12,100
Violin 1782 Wed 1st April 1987 £35,200
Violin 1780 Sat 1st November 1986 £15,400
Viola 38.3 cm 1783 Sat 1st November 1986 £12,650
Violin 17-- Thu 1st May 1986 £15,120
Violin 1794 Wed 1st June 1983 £11,429
Cello 1765 Sat 1st November 1980 £40,700
Biographies

John Dilworth

GAGLIANO, Ferdinando Born 1724, Worked circa. 1770-1795 Naples Italy. Son of Nicola Gagliano, below, but probably trained by his uncle Gennaro, below. Work shows elements of both, but workmanship of a more restrained order, and varnish generally tending towards a thinner harder quality. Small tightly-wound scroll. Upper wing of treble ‘f’ carved downward in distinctive manner. Outline often marked by an awkward transition from the outward curve of the lower bouts into the concave lines of the corner. Some examples with decorative inlay. Additional label with religious dedication often found fixed to upper rib inner surface. Ferdinandus Gagliano Filius / Nicolai, Fecit Neap. 17.. Ferdinando Gagliano, me fecit / Neapoli, anno 17..

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