Italy School
Benvenuto Botturi
Brescia, Gambera, 1882–1976
Brescia, died 1976 Brescia Italy. Studied with Diguini at Cremona, returned to Brescia in 1929, but retired from violin making in 1941. Prodigiously prolific in that period, producing 100 violins, several violas, and cellos, one quartet, and 200 bows, successfully exported throughout Europe and Amer\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | 41.0 cm Brescia, 1966 | October 2009 | £2,410 |
| Viola | 40.9 cm Brescia, 1967 | August 2008 | £5,017 |
| Violin | 1934 | November 1999 | £5,520 |
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
BOTTURI, Benvenuto Born 1882 Gambera, nr. Brescia, died 1976 Brescia Italy. Studied with Diguini at Cremona, returned to Brescia in 1929, but retired from violin making in 1941. Prodigiously prolific in that period, producing 100 violins, several violas, and cellos, one quartet, and 200 bows, successfully exported throughout Europe and America. Fine work on Stradivari models with red-brown oil varnish. Several medals and awards. Viola and two violins exhibited at Cremona 1937. Ebony point on back button and beneath fingerboard. Benvenuto Botturi — Brescia / Liutaio / Prem. croce al merito e medaglia oro Esp. Bologna 1932 / Anno 19..
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Working in Brescia at the same time
Domenico Migliorati b. 1922
Gaetano Sgarabotto 1878–1960
Giuseppe Stefanini 1908–1992
Stefano Scarampella 1843–1925