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Giovanni Battista Gaibisso

Highest auction price

£22,080

Auction price history

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin		Mon 25th June 2018	£3,840
Violin	35.4 cm Alassio, 1950	Fri 1st April 2011	£8,251
Viola	41.5 cm Alassio, 1940	Fri 1st October 2010	£6,693
Violin	35.6 cm Alassio, 1940	Fri 1st October 2010	£12,500
Violin	36.0 cm [Attributed to]	Sun 1st March 2009	£2,574
Violin	35.7 cm Alassio, 1941, after "Guarneri"	Sat 1st March 2008	£8,500
Violin	Alassio, 1960	Wed 1st June 2005	£3,220
Violin	Italy, c. 1910 [Attributed to]	Thu 1st July 2004	£6,600
Violin	Alassio, 1924 [Attributed to]	Mon 1st March 2004	£7,768
Cello	1923	Thu 1st May 2003	£22,080
Violin	1916	Sat 1st June 2002	£14,343
Violin	1940	Tue 1st May 2001	£16,773
Violin	1911	Tue 1st June 1999	£6,000
Violin	1931	Fri 1st November 1996	£5,750
Violin	1959	Sun 1st October 1995	£3,680
Violin	1959	Wed 1st November 1989	£6,050
Violin	1924	Sat 1st November 1986	£1,045
Violin	1922	Sat 1st November 1986	£3,190
Viola	41.8 cm 1915	Mon 1st September 1986	£2,090
Viola	1924	Sun 1st March 1981	£1,243

Biographies

John Dilworth

GAIBISSO, Giovanni Battista Born 1876, died 1962 Alassio Italy. Pupil of Pasquale Baraldi in Alassio. Established at Alassio, Genoa, following Baraldi’s death 1896. Moved to South America 1912, then to Nice to work for F. Bovis 1922. Returned to Alassio 1925, from which time he produced his best work. Stradivari, Guarneri, and Rocca models; credited with over 450 instruments of consistent high quality. Awards at Turin, 1911, Rome 1925, and Padua 1931 and 1934. Golden or orange-red varnish. Also made guitars. Gaibisso Giovanni Battista / fece Alassio anno 1929 / Medaglia d’oro Esp. Int. Torino 1911