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Lorenzo Bellafontana

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£21,668

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	Labelled Laurentius Bellafontana fecit, Genuae anno domini 1966, signed to the label, branded	May 2024	£21,668
Violin	Labelled Laurentius Bellafontana fecit, Genuae Anno Domini 1974, signed to the label, branded	October 2023	£15,688
Violin	35.7 cm Genoa, 1976	April 2010	£8,439
Violin	35.7 cm Genoa, 1976	April 2009	£7,620
Violin	35.6 cm GÃ¨nes, 1966	June 2008	£6,963
Violin	35.4 cm Genoa, 1967	March 2008	£6,435
Violin	35.7 cm Genoa, 1956	November 2006	£11,400
Bass Bow	156.5 g.	May 2006	£613
Violin		May 2005	£5,040
Violin	Genoa, 1959 [Attributed to]	November 2004	£14,340
Violin	1959	June 2002	£10,568
Viola	41.7 cm 1937	December 2000	£1,733
Violin	1976	March 1998	£4,830
Violin	1979	June 1997	£3,680
Violin	1967	November 1993	£5,980
Violin	1934	March 1993	£6,900
Violin	1976	October 1989	£1,595

Biographies

John Dilworth

BELLAFONTANA, Lorenzo Born 1906, died 1979 Genoa Italy. Violinist. Studied violin making with Oreste Candi. Established independently from 1935 in Pegli, Genoa, later moving to 8/9 via Davide Chiossone in the city itself. This was bombed in the Second World War and in 1945 he opened a new workshop at 8/10 Piazza Paolo da Novi, moving again to via Paolo Giacometti, and finally at 10/2 Corso Torino. Appointed curator of Paganini’s 1743 Guarneri del Gesù ‘Cannone’ violin in 1967. Early work in the style of Candi, made in an external mould with linings in one piece across the corner blocks. His best more classically informed work comes from the period 1945-1950. Medals at various exhibitions including Cremona 1949. One of the leading members of the Ligurian school in the 20th century. Stradivari, Guarneri, and personal models. Rich red hard spirit varnish over golden ground. Also bow maker. Laurentius Bellafontana / Fecit Genuae / A.D. 19.. N.. Laurentius Bellafontana fecit / Genuae Anno Domini 1946 [Blot III]