Celeste Farotti
Milan, San Germano di Casale, 1864–1928
Leading maker of the 20th century Piedmont school. Active in Casale Monferrato as a maker before moving to Milan 1899. Established independently there from 1900. Assisted by his brother Salvatore, below, grandson Celestino, below, and a pupil, Vittorio Bellarosa. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
29 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | Labelled Varagnolo Ferruccio Padovano alunno di Leandro Bisiach fece in Milano l'anno 1914 Lot 30 | Tarisio | March 2026 | £16,787est. Estimate $ 18,000-25,000 |
| Labelled Cav. Uff. Celeste Farotto Fece in Milano l'anno 1952, signed to the label Lot 35 | — | November 2025 | £15,390est. $ 15,000-22,000 | |
| Labelled Marchetti, excellent condition Lot 55 | — | November 2025 | £24,122est. € 18.000-25.000 | |
| Viola | Labelled Varagnolo Ferruccio Veneziano, fece in Milano anno 1913 Lot 39 | Tarisio | October 2024 | £14,400est. £ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin | Labelled with signature Farotti Celeste da San Germano di Casale Fece in Milano nell'anno 1902 Lot 41 | Ingles & H. | October 2024 | £26,400est. £ 15,000-20,000 |
| Violin | Labelled with signature Farotti Coelestes a Sancto Germano Casalense Mediolani fecit anno 1907 Lot 28 | Ingles & H. | March 2024 | £22,800est. £ 18,000-25,000 |
| Labelled Cav. Uff. Celeste Farotto Fece in Milano l'anno 1965, signed to the label, iscribed Viola #67 ... Lot 51 | — | November 2023 | £7,745est. $ 8,000-12,000 | |
| Labelled Cav. Uff. Celeste Farotto Fece in Milano l'anno 1967 No. 185, signed to the label Lot 84 | — | June 2023 | £18,330est. $ 15,000-22,000 | |
| Labelled Modello Scarampella S., Cav. Uff Celeste Farotto Fece in Milano l'anno 1966, signed Lot 29 | — | March 2023 | £9,291est. $ 8,000-12,000 | |
| Labelled Varagnolo Ferruccio Padovano alunno di Leandro Bisiach fece in Milano l'anno 1915 Lot 30 | — | March 2023 | £18,899est. $ 15,000-22,000 | |
| Illustrated in The Modern Italian Violin Makers by Dmitry Gindin, p. 91; labelled Antoniazzi Romeo ... Lot 50 | — | April 2022 | £15,135est. € 15.000-22.000 | |
| Labelled No 70, Cav Uff Celeste Farotto, fece in Milano l'anno 1971, signed to the label Lot 54 | — | March 2019 | £7,296est. £ 6,000-9,000 | |
| Cello | Labelled Farotti Celeste, da San Germano di Casale, Fece in Milano nell'anno 1902, signed to the label Lot 20 | Tarisio | February 2019 | £54,184est. $ 20,000-30,000 |
| Labelled Farotto Celestino, allievo dello zio Celeste fece, in Milano l'anno 1920, signed to the label Lot 8 | — | October 2017 | £6,600est. £ 3,000-5,000 | |
| Labelled Cav. Uff. Celeste Farotto, Fece in Milano l'anno 1967, No. 32 Lot 41 | — | May 2017 | £10,003est. $ 10,000-15,000 | |
| Cello | Labelled Joseph Rocca fecit Taurini anno Domini 1860 IHS, Premiato di Medaglie alle Esposizioni di ... Lot 128 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2017 | £84,000est. £ 35,000-50,000 |
| Labelled Cav. Uff. Celeste Farotto, Fece in Milano l'anno 1966, signed to the inside top Lot 40 | — | February 2017 | £13,472est. 9,000-13,000 | |
| Labelled Celestino Farotto, allievo dello zio Celeste, fece in Milano l'anno, 1926 Lot 61 | — | February 2017 | £67,358est. $ 30,000-50,000 | |
| Labelled Cav. Uff. Celeste Farotto, Fece in Milano l'anno 1972, possibly varnished later by another hand Lot 212 | — | October 2016 | £3,872est. $ 7,000-10,000 | |
| Labelled Cav. Uff. Celeste Farotto, Fece in Milano l'anno 1969 Lot 222 | — | October 2016 | £11,618est. $ 12,000-18,000 | |
| Labelled Cav. Uff. Celeste Farotto, Fece in Milano l'anno 1965 No. 17, signed to label Celeste Farotto Lot 92 | — | October 2016 | £10,830est. $ 12,000-18,000 | |
| Violin | Labelled Farotti Coelestes a Sancto Germano, Casalense Mediolani fecit 19... Lot 228 | Tarisio | October 2015 | £21,394est. $ 20,000-30,000 |
| Labelled Antoniazzi Romeo Cremonese, fece in Cremona l'anno 1920 Lot 250 | — | May 2015 | £12,745est. $ 20,000-30,000 | |
| Labelled with signature Celeste Farotto da San Germano di Casale Fece in Milano l'anno 1952, #132 Lot 158 | — | March 2015 | £15,600est. £ 15,000-25,000 | |
| Cello | Labelled Farotti Celeste, da San Germano di Casale, Medaglia oro Milano 1906 Torino 1911, Fece in ... Lot 32 | Tarisio | March 2015 | £66,000est. £ 50,000-80,000 |
| Violin | Rocca model, labelled Farotti and Rocca Lot 216 | Vichy | June 2014 | £13,546est. € 16.000-18.000 |
| Viola | Labelled Cav. Uff. Celeste Farotti, fece in Milano, l'anno 1950 Lot 82 | Tarisio | November 2012 | £7,115est. $ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Farotti Celeste, di S. Germano di Casale, Fece Milano, 1901 Lot 178 | Tarisio | October 2012 | £10,200est. £ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin | 1956 | — | March 1980 | £540 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
FAROTTI, Celeste Born 1864 San Germano di Casale, died 1928 Milan Italy. Leading maker of the 20th century Piedmont school. Active in Casale Monferrato as a maker before moving to Milan 1899. Established independently there from 1900. Assisted by his brother Salvatore, below, grandson Celestino, below, and a pupil, Vittorio Bellarosa. Prolific maker working in the classical style. Exhibition medals awarded at Milan 1906, Turin 1911, San Francisco 1915, and Rome 1927. Stradivarian model, using an external mould. Soundholes slightly extended and orange to thicker red-brown oil varnish. Fine workmanship and materials. Known to have made very convincing copies of various classical and more obscure makers, which do not carry his label. Celeste Farotto / da San Cermano di Casale / fece in Milano l’anno 19.. Fatto Farotti / Milano 1918 Farotti Celeste / di S. Germano di Casale / Fece / in Milano il 1907 Farotti Coelestes a Sancto Germano / Casalenso Mediolani fecit anno 1920 [Blot II]
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