Camillo Mandelli
Highest auction price
£20,400
Auction price history
Type | Details | Sold | Price |
---|---|---|---|
Violin | 35.6 cm Buenos Aires, 1919 | Fri 1st April 2011 | £7,501 |
Violin | Calci, 1944 | Sat 1st October 2005 | £8,033 |
Cello | Milan, 1940 | Sun 1st May 2005 | £20,400 |
Violin | 1946 | Sat 1st June 2002 | £8,220 |
Viola | 1906 | Thu 1st November 2001 | £11,730 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
MANDELLI, Camillo Born 1873 Calco, Como, died 1956 Sesto San Giovanni, Milan Italy. Known as ‘Camillo da Calco’. Pupil of Bisiach and Antoniazzi. Established in Buenos Aires 1889-1920, subsequently returning to Calco. Moved finally to Sesto San Giovanni in 1936. Good work in the Antoniazzi style. Fine materials and varnish of red-brown and golden red tints. Cellos and double basses with carved backs particularly successful. Rubber stamped and signed internally. Printed labels: ‘fidibus, fide, fidis’ / Camillo da Calco / fece Anno 1928 ‘fidibus, fide, fidis’ / Camillus Calcensis fecit / Anno Domini 1932
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