Georgio (Zorzi) SERAFIN
Highest auction price
£168,000
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.5 cm Venice, 1770 c. | Tue 1st March 2011 | £168,000 |
| Violin | 35.1 cm Mid-18th C. [Attributed to] | Thu 1st February 2007 | £12,000 |
| Violin | 1743 | Wed 1st November 1989 | £63,800 |
| Violin | 1742 | Thu 1st May 1980 | £4,180 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
SERAFIN, Georgio (Zorzi) Born 1726, died 1755 Venice Italy. Nephew and pupil of Santo Serafin, below. Worked for Montagnana and succeeded to the business in 1751, marrying his daughter Antonia. Continued to work at the sign ‘alla Cremona’ in the Calle de Stagneri, acknowledging Montagana in the title of the business until 1768. Appointed luthier to the Ospedaletto, the Mendicanti, and La Pietà. Assisted by his son Giovanni Battista and Anselmo Bellosio, the workshop was of major importance in this period in Venice, despite the relative rarity of Giorgio Serafin’s own labelled work. Violins are somewhat Amatisé, often full-arched, the workmanship sophisticated but nowhere near that of his uncle Santo in refinement and finish. Scrolls especially are a little graceless, with open turns and a weak chamfer. Some have very fine Montagnana-like clotted dark red varnish; others a plainer golden-brown. Soundholes quite slender and curving. Excellent materials. Often branded on lower rib. Georgius Seraphin, Sancti Nepos / fecit Venetiis 1741 [Pio]
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