Giovanni Battista Costa
Venice, worked 1770
Rarely encountered maker. Fine work in a distinctively Seraphin style; possibly a pupil. High arch and elegant Amati-like soundholes. Scroll very much like Seraphin, but slightly lacking in finesse by comparison. Thinly applied rich red-brown varnish. Joan Baptista Costa fecit Venetiis 1774 — John Dilworth
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COSTA, Giovanni Battista Worked circa. 1770 Venice Italy. Rarely encountered maker. Fine work in a distinctively Seraphin style; possibly a pupil. High arch and elegant Amati-like soundholes. Scroll very much like Seraphin, but slightly lacking in finesse by comparison. Thinly applied rich red-brown varnish. Joan Baptista Costa fecit Venetiis 1774
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