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Armando Barbieri

Highest auction price

£2,964

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Viola 43.0 cm Forli, 1949 Sun 1st June 2008 £2,964
Biographies

John Dilworth

BARBIERI, Armando Born 1893 Asti, died 1963 Forli Italy. Active in Forli from 1924. Sculptor, artist and poet. Made all members of the violin family, including double basses, to a good standard. Classical models and Antoniazzi-style work. Dark red-brown varnish, quite thick and brittle texture. Scroll well-balanced and concentric. [Nicolini]

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