Florence School
Francis Boselli
Florence, d. 1944
BOSELLI, Francis b. Florence Italy, died 1944 Summerville, Massachusetts USA. Great uncle of Angelo Boselli, above. Worked as a shoemaker in Italy. Established as a violin maker in Summerville, Massachusetts from 1918. Preferred model: the Stradivari ‘Alard’ violin. Over 100 violins, violas, and cel\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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BOSELLI, Francis b. Florence Italy, died 1944 Summerville, Massachusetts USA. Great uncle of Angelo Boselli, above. Worked as a shoemaker in Italy. Established as a violin maker in Summerville, Massachusetts from 1918. Preferred model: the Stradivari ‘Alard’ violin. Over 100 violins, violas, and cellos made. Branded: ‘FB’ [Wenberg]
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Working in Florence at the same time
Angelo Boselli 1892–1980
Carlo Bisiach 1892–1968
Carlo Masetti b. 1915
Dante Pucci worked 1935
Eduardo Martini 1880–1930
Ferdinando Casadei b. 1912
Fernandino Ferroni 1868–1949