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Piacenza School

Gaspare Lorenzini

Piacenza, worked 1743–1816

Probably a pupil of J. B. Guadagnini; the Guadagnini and Lorenzini families were certainly acquainted. Early work has a slightly coarse poor materials and thin golden ground, but good Italian quality. Later work is more finely finished with low but full arching and details finely attended to. Red-or\u{2026} — John Dilworth

Worked Piacenza
Made Violin

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£22,500

4 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Violin35.8 cm Piacenza, late 18th C. Possibly byOctober 2010£22,500
Violin35.7 cm Italy, 18th C. Possibly byOctober 2007£13,700
Violin1780 c.March 1992£17,600
Violin1750-99January 1984£3,422

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

LORENZINI, Gaspare Worked circa. 1743-1816 Piacenza Italy. Probably a pupil of J. B. Guadagnini; the Guadagnini and Lorenzini families were certainly acquainted. Early work has a slightly coarse poor materials and thin golden ground, but good Italian quality. Later work is more finely finished with low but full arching and details finely attended to. Red-orange varnish; slightly thin and brittle but very fine. Purfling often quite broad. Excellent small violas. Sometimes branded within a heart shape on the table beneath the fingerboard: ‘G.L.P.’ Gaspare Lorenzini / Fecit Placentiæ 1743 Gaspare Lorenzini / Allievo de Guadagnini / fecit Piacenza.1804

Cecie Stainer+

A maker in Piacenza in the 18th century.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Wenig hervorragender und wenig bekannter Geigenmacher des 18. Jahrhunderts.

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