Gesualdo Averna
Highest auction price
£4,291
Auction price history
Type | Details | Sold | Price |
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Viola | 39.1 cm Caltanisetta, 1918 | Thu 1st May 2008 | £1,948 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Caltanisetta, 1922 | Sun 1st October 2006 | £4,291 |
Violin | 1925 | Sat 1st June 2002 | £3,397 |
Violin | 1916 | Wed 1st November 1989 | £2,640 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
AVERNA, Gesualdo Born 1875, died 1915 Caltanissetta, Sicily Italy. Son and pupil of Giuseppe Averna. Worked in Rome for Giuseppe Rossi. Lived in America for the first years of the 20th century before returning to Sicily. Various models. Golden-brown or orange varnish. Branded on button: ‘G.A.’ Printed label: Averna Gesualdo / fecit 1920 / (Caltanissetta (Sicilia) Gesualdo Averna fecit / Caltanissetta (Sicilia), 1924 [Nicolini]
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