Barcelona School
Salvadore Bofill
Barcelona, worked 1733–1756
Very interesting and characterful work on personal model. Good low arch. Open soundholes with large nicks, set upright and very close to the edge. Broad but neatly inlaid purfling. Well-carved scroll, nicely concentric but narrow, with widely projecting eyes. Delicate golden-yellow varnish. Cellos o\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 1742 c. | July 1997 | £5,175 |
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
BOFILL, Salvatore Worked circa. 1733-1756 Barcelona Spain Important maker of the Spanish school. Very interesting and characterful work on personal model. Good low arch. Open soundholes with large nicks, set upright and very close to the edge. Broad but neatly inlaid purfling. Well-carved scroll, nicely concentric but narrow, with widely projecting eyes. Delicate golden-yellow varnish. Cellos of large form. Salvator Bofill, fecit Barci- / none, anno Nat. Dhi. 1742 Salvator Bofill, fecit Barci / none, anno Nativ. Dni 1733
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