Benvenuto Botturi
Brescia, Gambera, 1882–1976
Brescia, died 1976 Brescia Italy. Studied with Diguini at Cremona, returned to Brescia in 1929, but retired from violin making in 1941. — John Dilworth
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | A violin by Benvenuto Botturi, Brescia, 1967 Lot 129 | Amati | April 2026 | £5,372est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Viola | Labelled Benvenuto Botturi - Brescia Liutaio Prem. croce al merito e medaglia oro Esp. Bologna 1932 ... Lot 25 | Tarisio | March 2026 | £5,302est. Estimate $ 6,000-9,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Benvenuto Botturi - Brescia, Liutaio, Prem croce al merito e medaglia oro Esp. Bologna ... Lot 194 | Tarisio | May 2015 | £6,481est. $ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Benvenuto Botturi - Brescia, Liutaio, Pre. croce al merito e medaglia oro Esp. Bologna 1932 ... Lot 195 | Tarisio | May 2015 | £4,193est. $ 5,000-8,000 |
| Viola | 41.0 cm Brescia, 1966 | — | October 2009 | £2,410 |
| Viola | 40.9 cm Brescia, 1967 | — | August 2008 | £5,017 |
| Violin | 1934 | — | November 1999 | £5,520 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
BOTTURI, Benvenuto Born 1882 Gambera, nr. Brescia, died 1976 Brescia Italy. Studied with Diguini at Cremona, returned to Brescia in 1929, but retired from violin making in 1941. Prodigiously prolific in that period, producing 100 violins, several violas, and cellos, one quartet, and 200 bows, successfully exported throughout Europe and America. Fine work on Stradivari models with red-brown oil varnish. Several medals and awards. Viola and two violins exhibited at Cremona 1937. Ebony point on back button and beneath fingerboard. Benvenuto Botturi — Brescia / Liutaio / Prem. croce al merito e medaglia oro Esp. Bologna 1932 / Anno 19..
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