Italy School
Carlo Colombo Bruno
Sicily, Turin, 1872–1964
Active in Turin from 1890 at 21 Via Roma, from 1897 at 3 via Accademia Albertina / 23 Principe Amedeo, and at 10, Piazza Carlo Felice. Medals at Paris, Turin, and Marseilles Exhibitions. Good imitations of Stradivari and Amati. Good materials and dark red oil varnish. Well regarded cellos and plucke\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | 39.8 cm Turin, 1903 | October 2007 | £2,855 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Turin, 1905 | May 2007 | £3,535 |
| Violin | Turin, 1910 c. | November 2005 | £7,800 |
| Viola | 39.8 cm 1903 | May 2003 | £4,416 |
| Violin | 1909 | June 2002 | £10,065 |
| Violin | 1921 | June 1997 | £5,750 |
| Violin | 1909 | November 1987 | £1,155 |
| Viola | 41.6 cm 1900 | April 1983 | £2,530 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
BRUNO, Carlo Colombo Born 1872 Caltanisetta, Sicily, died 1964 Turin Italy. Active in Turin from 1890 at 21 Via Roma, from 1897 at 3 via Accademia Albertina / 23 Principe Amedeo, and at 10, Piazza Carlo Felice. Medals at Paris, Turin, and Marseilles Exhibitions. Good imitations of Stradivari and Amati. Good materials and dark red oil varnish. Well regarded cellos and plucked instruments also. It has been suggested however that some of his work was imported from Mirecourt and signed and labelled in his shop. Branded on lower rib: ‘Carolvs Brvno Tavrini’. Some instruments inscribed: ‘Si prega di non muovere questa etichetta’ Carlo Bruno C.B / Fabbricante d’instrumenti musicali a corda / Fece anno 19.. Torino. Carolus Colombus Bruno / Fecit Augustae Taurinorum / Anno Domini x 1909
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er kam frühzeitig nach Turin, wo er lernte und durch 15 Jahre als Gehilfe
arbeitete, worauf er seine eigene Werkstatt eröffnete. Er baut vorzugsweise
Geigen und Violoncelli nach Stradivari, die er mit einem fetten, rothbraunen
Öllack versieht. Seine Geigen sind sauber gearbeitet und gut im Ton. Er
erhielt in Turin 1898 eine goldene und 1900 in Paris eine Bronze-Medaille und
in Marseille einen grossen Preis.
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Antonio Caruso 1929–1993