Raffaele Calace
Highest auction price
£6,167
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 36.1 cm Naples, 1928 #1089 [Calace & Son] | Sat 1st July 2006 | £2,280 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Naples, 1930 [Workshop of] | Wed 1st February 2006 | £1,560 |
| Violin | Napoli, 1912 | Sat 1st October 2005 | £2,129 |
| Violin | Naples, 1917 | Sun 1st May 2005 | £2,442 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm Naples, 1948 | Sat 1st January 2005 | £1,912 |
| Violin | 1935 | Wed 1st October 2003 | £2,036 |
| Violin | 1919 | Tue 1st October 2002 | £6,167 |
| Violin | 1930 | Thu 1st November 2001 | £2,115 |
| Violin | 1925? | Wed 1st March 2000 | £752 |
| Violin | 1918 | Fri 1st October 1993 | £2,530 |
| Violin | 1919 | Fri 1st April 1983 | £918 |
| Violin | 1920 c. | Tue 1st September 1981 | £484 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
CALACE, Raffaele (I) Born 1863, died 1934 Naples Italy. Son of Antonio Calace, above. Worked with his brother Nicolas-Marie from 1900. Mandolin virtuoso and composer. Made guitars, mandolins, lutes, and all bowed instruments, including a violin for Mussolini in 1927. Twelve gold medals and diplomas. Violins of undistinguished commercial appearance with very flat arch, exaggerated edge flute, and crude red varnish. Exported in large numbers to America and Japan, and he was awarded a title by the Japanese Emperor as a result of his concerts there. Liuteria Classica Napolitana. / Comm. Prof. Raffaele Calace & figlio / Napoli / Costruito in Italia / Anno 1918
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