Carlo (I) Guadagnini
Highest auction price
£23,000
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 1806 | Thu 1st April 1993 | £23,000 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
GUADAGNINI, Carlo (I) Born 1768 Parma, died 1816 Turin Italy. Son, pupil, and successor of Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, below. After his father’s death worked with his brother Gaetano as ‘Fratelli Guadagnini’ making guitars and carrying out violin repairs and adjustments. Gaetano had no heirs, so on his death in 1817 the business passed to Carlo’s eldest son, Gaetano (II). Few violins recorded; one example has a scroll very much in the style of Giovanni Battista: slightly eccentric outline with prominent, protruding corners, slightly coarse finish, and yellow-amber varnish. Carlo Guadagnini fece / in Torino nell’anno .. / C.G.T. Carlo Guadagnini fece / in Torino nell’anno .. / Dirimpetto a Facaldo./ C.G.T. [Rosengard]
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