Giovanni Dollenz
Trieste, 1802–1857
Double bassist in the Orchestra of the Gran Teatro Civico di Trieste until 1853. Henley et al. suggest that he learned from Storioni, but this would be an impossible anachronism. Storioni was present briefly in Trieste in 1804, when Dollenz was an infant. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cello | Labelled Giov. Dollenz Padre ed Ant. figlio, fecero in Trieste anno 1845 Lot 26 | Tarisio | November 2017 | £19,334est. $ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin | Unlabelled Lot 98 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2016 | £28,800est. £ 25,000-35,000 |
| Cello | Labelled Giovanni Dollenz, fecit in Trieste anno 1850 Lot 29 | Tarisio | October 2014 | £76,700est. £ 50,000-80,000 |
| Viola | Labelled ... GIOVANNI DOLLENZ, TRIESTE, 1832 Lot 38 | Skinners | November 2013 | £6,301est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Cello | Bearing the original label Giovanni Dollenz Fecit in Trieste Anno 1856 Lot 125 | Brompton’s | June 2013 | £48,000est. £ 40,000-60,000 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Trieste, 1852 | — | November 2011 | £26,314 |
| Cello | 75.7 cm Trieste, 1840 c. Probably by | — | April 2010 | £9,427 |
| Cello | 75.1 cm Trieste, 1830 c. | — | March 2010 | £49,250 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm 1840 c. Probably by | — | October 2008 | £9,375 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Triest, 1820 c. | — | March 2008 | £7,463 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm Early 19th C. Attributed to | — | October 2007 | £4,375 |
| Violin | Attributed to | — | May 2005 | £3,358 |
| Violin | Trieste, 1855 | — | May 2005 | £26,400 |
| Cello | 1850 | — | June 2001 | £37,950 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
DOLLENZ, Giovanni Born 1802, died 1857 Trieste Italy. Double bassist in the Orchestra of the Gran Teatro Civico di Trieste until 1853. Henley et al. suggest that he learned from Storioni, but this would be an impossible anachronism. Storioni was present briefly in Trieste in 1804, when Dollenz was an infant. Superficial similarities in the work of the two makers may be entirely due to the presence of some of Storioni’s work in the city. More likely to have come under the influence of Pelizon. His own work dates from 1830 at the earliest, and is very competent, with good low arching and a well-balanced outline. A characteristic feature is the rather downward pointing upper corners. Other notable mannerisms are the prominent straight cut nicks of the soundholes, which have no flute in the lower wings. The scroll is neat and well-rounded, but the last turn is truncated. The varnish is a hard chippy spirit concoction which does not flatter the instruments, and is often a golden-brown shade. Giovanni Dollenz / Fecit in Trieste, Anno 1835
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er soll ein Schüler Storioni’s gewesen sein, den er auch nachahmte. Er
baute sowohl Geigen als Violen und Violoncelli und war auch als Bogenmacher
sehr geschätzt; sein Lack ist gelbroth.
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