Santino Lavazza
Highest auction price
£61,250
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.5 cm Milan, 1716 (the head later, sold with "J. Tubbs" bow) | Thu 1st October 2009 | £61,250 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
LAVAZZA, Santino Born 1689, died 1726 Milan Italy. Son of Pietro Antonio Lavazza, above. Fine work of the Grancino school, showing some influence of Landolphi. More disciplined than contemporary work by the Testore family. Scroll very much in the Grancino style. Flat arching but very full to the edge, with broad purfling, Substantial golden-brown varnish. Santino Lauazza fece in / Milano in Contrada / Larga 1718
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