Buenos Aires School
Luigi Rovatti
Buenos Aires, 1861–1931
ROVATTI, Luigi. Born 1861 Genoa Italy, died 1931 Buenos Aires Argentina Pupil of Giuseppe and Enrico Rocca. Established in Buenos Aires from 1885. Prolific maker: 1,000 instruments including violins, violas, cellos, and guitars. Generally good work on the Rocca model. After 1900 branded: ‘Luigi Rova\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Luigi Rovatti, Liutista, Buenos Aires - 1925 | October 2024 | £5,400 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Buenos Aires, 1929 | October 2011 | £6,000 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm 20th C. [Ascribed to] | October 2009 | £2,595 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Buenos Aires, 1905 | October 2008 | £8,804 |
| Viola | 39.9 cm Buenos Aires, 1900 c. | October 2006 | £1,693 |
| Violin | 1927 | May 2001 | £8,042 |
| Violin | 1912 | March 2001 | £2,820 |
| Violin | 1912 | November 1999 | £3,220 |
| Violin | 1925 | October 1982 | £647 |
Biographies
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ROVATTI, Luigi. Born 1861 Genoa Italy, died 1931 Buenos Aires Argentina Pupil of Giuseppe and Enrico Rocca. Established in Buenos Aires from 1885. Prolific maker: 1,000 instruments including violins, violas, cellos, and guitars. Generally good work on the Rocca model. After 1900 branded: ‘Luigi Rovatti Fabricanti’. Printed label: Luigi Rovatti / Fece in Buenos Aires
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Pupils
Family
Working in Buenos Aires at the same time
Camillo Mandelli 1873–1956
Dante Baldantoni 1868–1918
Jose E. Molinari worked 1890–1898
Luigi Carzoglio 1874–1944
Mateo Bruni 1884–1964
Thomas Stradivarius Rovatti b. 1898
Wilhelm Hufenreiter b. 1900