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Primo Contavalli

Highest auction price

£9,423

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin Labelled Fatto da Contavalli Primo di Luigi nel 1967 in Imola Primo, signed to the label Wed 1st May 2024 £9,423
Violin 35.5 cm Imola, 1954 Tue 1st March 2011 £5,000
Viola 40.8 cm Imola, 1937 [Attributed to] Thu 1st October 2009 £3,600
Violin 35.7 cm Imola, 1927 Fri 1st December 2006 £8,717
Violin Imola, 1932 Tue 1st November 2005 £6,000
Violin [Attributed to] Sat 1st May 2004 £3,860
Violin 1976 Mon 1st October 2001 £2,979
Viola 41.6 cm 1970 Sun 1st November 1998 £2,217
Violin 1939 Mon 1st June 1998 £4,370
Violin 1928 Sat 1st March 1997 £9,200
Biographies

John Dilworth

CONTAVALLI, Primo Born 1899, died 1989 Imola Italy. Son and pupil of Luigi Contavalli, above. Stradivari and Guarneri model. Golden-yellow varnish. Silver medal in Rome 1920. Generally more highly regarded than his father. Good classical model with personal touches. Fatto / da / Contavalli Primo di Luigi / nel 19.. in Imola

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