Nice School
Alberto Luigi Blanchi
Nice, 1871–1941
Son and pupil of Augustin Blanchi, below. Gold medals at Milan 1906, and London 1908. 500 violins, 60 cellos, double basses, guitars, and mandolins. Personal models, showing a very high degree of craftsmanship and finish. Good golden-orange varnish. Albertus Blanchi filius / d’ Agostini fecit Nicaea\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
35 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands, good condition Lot 70 | Laurent | December 2024 | £10,010est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi Augustini filius fecit Nicaea Civitas Anno 1912, branded Blanchi a ... Lot 176 | Tarisio | November 2024 | £9,269est. $ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands, good condition Lot 215 | Laurent | June 2024 | £10,636est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands, good condition Lot 223 | Laurent | November 2023 | £13,592est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1920 c. Possibly workshop of / Attributed to | — | December 2011 | £4,254 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Nice, 1937 | — | December 2011 | £6,341 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Nice, 1910 | — | May 2011 | £16,024 |
| Cello | 75.5 cm Nice, 1940 | — | May 2011 | £21,850 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Nice, 1912 | — | May 2009 | £5,047 |
| Cello | 75.7 cm Nice, 1940 | — | March 2009 | £14,040 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Nice, 1929 | — | October 2008 | £9,945 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Ascribed to | — | May 2008 | £3,592 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Nice, 1934 | — | December 2007 | £6,382 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Nice, 1936 | — | December 2007 | £4,084 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Nice, 1933 | — | March 2007 | £2,645 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm France, 1920 c. Attributed to | — | February 2007 | £2,400 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Nice, 1930 | — | February 2006 | £7,800 |
| Violin | Nice, 1931 | — | December 2005 | £3,831 |
| Violin | Nice Workshop | — | June 2005 | £1,108 |
| Violin | 1920 c. | — | June 2002 | £4,151 |
| Cello | 1902 | — | November 2001 | £12,650 |
| Violin | 1917 | — | June 2001 | £4,791 |
| Violin | 1932 | — | March 1999 | £7,360 |
| Violin | 1932 | — | November 1997 | £3,450 |
| Cello | 1925 | — | June 1997 | £17,250 |
| Violin | 1930 | — | March 1996 | £5,750 |
| Violin | 1928 | — | June 1995 | £8,050 |
| Cello | 1925 | — | November 1994 | £13,225 |
| Violin | 1930 | — | June 1994 | £6,440 |
| Violin | 1930 | — | March 1994 | £7,820 |
| Violin | 1910 | — | November 1992 | £4,314 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | March 1990 | £4,620 |
| Violin | 1940 | — | November 1989 | £4,620 |
| Violin | 1907 | — | November 1986 | £3,520 |
| Violin | 1943 | — | April 1985 | £3,190 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
BLANCHI, Alberto Born 1871, died 1941 Nice France. Son and pupil of Augustin Blanchi, below. Gold medals at Milan 1906, and London 1908. 500 violins, 60 cellos, double basses, guitars, and mandolins. Personal models, showing a very high degree of craftsmanship and finish. Good golden-orange varnish. Albertus Blanchi filius / d’ Agostini fecit Nicaea Albertus Aloysius Blanchi / Augustin filius fecit / Nicaea Civitas. Anno
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Schüler seines Vaters Aug. Bl., dessen Werkstatt er 1899 übernahm. Er
gilt als ein besonders geschickter Geigenmacher, der alle Arten von Streich- und
Saiteninstrumenten verfertigt, vorzugsweise jedoch Violinen, die er nach eigenen
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