Lot 145
A violin by Antonio Gragnani
Livorno, 1786
labelled
Antonius Gragnani fecit Liburni Anno 1786, further labelled
In te Domine Speravi and branded
A•G on the button, by the endpin and on the front under the fingerboard
length of back 13
7/
8in., 35.4cm.
DocumentsThe certificate of Hermann Glassl, Munich, dated 12
th March 1942, together with a rec...
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A violin by Antonio Gragnani
Livorno, 1786
labelled Antonius Gragnani fecit Liburni Anno 1786, further labelled In te Domine Speravi and branded A•G on the button, by the endpin and on the front under the fingerboard
length of back 137/8in., 35.4cm.
Documents
The certificate of Hermann Glassl, Munich, dated 12th March 1942, together with a receipt of the same date
A copy of a valuation from Hermann G. Wörz, Munich, dated 27th April 1980
A valuation from Lijsen & Wiest, Munich, dated 7th July 2008
The text 'In te Domine Speravi' is taken from Psalm 30. It means 'In Thee, Lord, have I put my trust', and was set to music by Haydn, Mendelssohn, Palestrina, Schütz and Arthur Sullivan.