Pisa School
Pietro Chiocchini
Pisa, worked 1740–1765
Stainer model with small scroll, poor workmanship, intransparent yellow varnish but good materials, according to Henley and Vannes. Work presently unknown. Auspice / Sancto Antonie de Padua / Petrus Chiocchini Fecit / Mauritius Beuvomini Direnit / Anno Salutis. MDCCCCXI / Pisis [Henley, Vannes] — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 1750 c. | March 1988 | £3,100 |
| Violin | 1750 c. | November 1982 | £1,155 |
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
CHIOCCHINI, Pietro Worked circa. 1740-1765 Pisa Italy. Stainer model with small scroll, poor workmanship, intransparent yellow varnish but good materials, according to Henley and Vannes. Work presently unknown. Auspice / Sancto Antonie de Padua / Petrus Chiocchini Fecit / Mauritius Beuvomini Direnit / Anno Salutis. MDCCCCXI / Pisis [Henley, Vannes]
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Ein Meister dritten Ranges, der immerhin wegen des schönen Holzes, das
er verwendete, einige Beachtung verdient.
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