Naples School
Antonio (II) Gagliano
Naples, d. 1860
GAGLIANO, Antonio (II) died 1860 Naples Italy. Son of Giovanni Gagliano, below. Worked in partnership with his brother Raffaele. Instruments good in sound but undistinguished in workmanship. Antonio Gagliano / Via Ciriglio No. 75 Neap. / fecit anno 1837 Antonius Gagliano / Via Cirriglio fecit / Neap\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.2 cm | October 2010 | £60,000 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm [Ascribed to] | April 2010 | £10,998 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Naples, C 1800 [Ascribed to "Gennaro", Probably by "Joseph & Antonio" ] | October 2009 | £31,513 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm [Possibly by] | March 2009 | £8,414 |
| Violin | 35.0 cm Naples, 1839 | October 2008 | £28,923 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Naples, 1845 | June 2008 | £37,050 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Naples, 1820 c. | October 2007 | £54,116 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm 1830 c. [Probably by workshop] | October 2007 | £9,207 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Naples, 1840 c. | November 2006 | £11,092 |
| Cello | 77.4 cm 1820 c. [Attributed to] | May 2006 | £19,928 |
| Cello | 74.9 cm Naples, 1823 Enlarged from a smaller cello | May 2006 | £6,132 |
| Cello | 19th C. | November 2005 | £27,333 |
| Violin | Naples, 1850 c. | June 2005 | £5,434 |
| Violin | Naples, 1825 c. | June 2005 | £38,639 |
| Violin | 1820 c. [Probably Johannes] | May 2005 | £12,000 |
| Violin | 1813 | March 1992 | £27,500 |
| Violin | 1800 c. | April 1983 | £6,380 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
GAGLIANO, Antonio (II) died 1860 Naples Italy. Son of Giovanni Gagliano, below. Worked in partnership with his brother Raffaele. Instruments good in sound but undistinguished in workmanship. Antonio Gagliano / Via Ciriglio No. 75 Neap. / fecit anno 1837 Antonius Gagliano / Via Cirriglio fecit / Neap. 1803 Antonio Gagliano, Sedile di Porto / Neapoli fecit anno 1824
Cecie Stainer+
Son of Giovanni, grandson of Nicola. See ” Raffaele Gagliano.”
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Sohn von Giovanni und Enkel von Nicola. Er arbeitete gemeinsam mit seinem Bruder Raffaele und benutzte auch nach dem Tode desselben die gemeinsamen Zettel, die
seine Nachfolger allerdings auch noch weiter verwendeten. Er war nicht mehr hervorragend.
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Working in Naples at the same time
Angelo Botelli worked 1850–1860
Carlo (II) Bergonzi 1757–1836
Carlo Follis worked 1798
Gaetano Vinaccia 1758–1831
Gennaro (I) Fabricatore worked 1790–1832
Gennaro (II) Fabricatore 1800–1853
Giovanni (II) Gagliano 1800–1867
Giovanni Leoni worked 1829–1870