Italy School
Orfeo Carletti
Bologna, Pieve di Cento, 1906–1940
Violinist. Son and pupil of Carlo Carletti, above, and brother of Natale. Established workshop in Via de Pepoli, Bologna 1928/9. Fine work, strongly influenced by Pollastri, with golden-yellow to deep red-brown oil varnish. Manuscript label: Carletti Orfeo di Carlo / fece in Pieve di Cento / Bologna\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.8 cm Bologna, 1933 | February 2007 | £21,600 |
| Violin | Pieve di Cento, 1939 | November 2004 | £4,323 |
| Viola | 43.5 cm Bologna | October 2004 | £4,771 |
| Violin | 1922 | June 1997 | £8,970 |
| Violin | 1924 | June 1989 | £6,050 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
CARLETTI, Orfeo Born 1906, died 1940 Bologna Italy. Violinist. Son and pupil of Carlo Carletti, above, and brother of Natale. Established workshop in Via de Pepoli, Bologna 1928/9. Fine work, strongly influenced by Pollastri, with golden-yellow to deep red-brown oil varnish. Manuscript label: Carletti Orfeo di Carlo / fece in Pieve di Cento / Bologna Printed label: Carletti Orfeo / fece in Pieve di Cento / (Bologna) Anno 19..
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Working in Bologna at the same time
Ageo Castaldini 1894–1966
Alfredo Montanari 1900–1988
Anacleto Lanzarini 1917–1975
Ansaldo Poggi 1893–1984
Anselmo Gotti b. 1902
Antonello Gamberini 1895–1991
Antonio Bitelli 1906–1978
Augusto Pollastri 1877–1927