Francesco Goffriller
Highest auction price
£109,014
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.7 cm Venice, early 18th C. [Ascribed to] | Tue 1st November 2011 | £109,014 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm 18th C. [Attributed to] | Mon 1st October 2007 | £10,625 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 18th C. [Attributed to] | Wed 1st November 2006 | £7,200 |
| Violin | 1st half 18th C. [Attributed to] | Tue 1st February 2005 | £21,600 |
| Violin | [Attributed to] | Thu 1st July 2004 | £16,800 |
| Violin | 1730 | Fri 1st June 1990 | £24,200 |
| Violin | 1730 c. | Wed 1st June 1988 | £17,600 |
| Cello | 1728 c. | Mon 1st June 1987 | £41,800 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
GOFFRILLER, Francesco Born 1692 Venice, d.c.1740 Udine Italy. Son of Matteo Gofriller, below. Left his father’s workshop in 1714 to work in Udine, and seems to have predeceased him. Although generally of coarser finish and a little less disciplined than that of Matteo, Francesco’s work has great character and benefits from the beautiful dark red varnish and golden ground in common use in Venice. The scroll is distinctive: slender, quite weak and upright, with a small eye and narrow chamfer. The rest of the instrument can be of several patterns, from a fine low-arched Stradivari type with wide-set soundholes, or a more Amatisé model with higher slightly pinched arch. The corners are broad and square, the purfling a little clumsy. The former type have been known to be relabelled as Bergonzi. Original labels are rare. [Pio]
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