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Vescovato School

Giuseppe Beltrami

Vescovato, 1830–1881

Cremona, died 1881 Cremona Italy. Employed in the Claudio Monteverdi shop run by Aristide Cavalli in Cremona. Responsible for several craftsmen who made separate parts of instruments subsequently assembled and varnished by others. Good quality work in general, but with a rather dark spirt varnish. O\u{2026} — John Dilworth

Worked Vescovato
Made Violin

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£7,475

3 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Violin1872May 2000£3,815
Violin1886November 1998£7,475
Violin1888March 1998£1,380

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

BELTRAMI, Giuseppe Born 1830 Vescovato, nr. Cremona, died 1881 Cremona Italy. Employed in the Claudio Monteverdi shop run by Aristide Cavalli in Cremona. Responsible for several craftsmen who made separate parts of instruments subsequently assembled and varnished by others. Good quality work in general, but with a rather dark spirt varnish. Officina Claudio Monteverdi / Joseph Beltramius Faciebat Cremona anno 1872

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Als Geigenmacher eigentlich nur Laie. Er trieb aber gründliche Studien,
besass gute theoretische Kenntnisse, so dass seine Arbeiten immerhin einigen
Werth besitzen.

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