Pierre Gaggini

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£18,756

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	Labelled Petrus Gaggini Nicaea Civitas Anno 1981, branded to the inside P. Gaggini, original bridge	March 2025	£9,269
Cello	Labelled Petrus Gaggini Nicaea Civitas Anno 1943, branded twice to the inside back P. Gaggini à Nice	March 2024	£18,756
Viola	41.2 cm Nice, 1953	December 2011	£10,568
Violin	35.7 cm Nice, 1943	March 2011	£6,600
Violin	35.5 cm [Ascribed to]	June 2009	£3,905
Violin	35.5 cm Nice, 1934	May 2008	£3,312
Violin	35.5 cm [Attributed to]	July 2007	£2,243
Cello	75.3 cm Nice, 1947	June 2007	£16,834
Violin	35.6 cm Nice, 1944 (break on the table)	June 2007	£4,008
Cello	75.2 cm Nice, 1943	March 2007	£13,800
Cello	75.1 cm Nice, 1943	December 2006	£9,987
Violin	35.5 cm [Attributed to]	July 2006	£2,497
Violin	Nice, 1958	November 2005	£1,974
Violin	1946	December 2003	£6,432
Violin	1962	December 2002	£4,129
Viola	41.3 cm 1987	June 2002	£9,028
Violin	1947	December 2001	£4,255
Violin	1870	June 1999	£2,146
Violin	1950	December 1995	£4,701
Violin	1973	January 1982	£792

Biographies

John Dilworth

GAGGINI, Pierre Born 1903, Worked from 1934 Nice France. Nephew and pupil of Alberto Blanchi. Fine work on a personal model; also copies of Guarneri. Golden-yellow to deep red varnish. Gold medal in Paris 1937, diploma of honour at The Hague 1949, first prize at Liège 1954, gold medal Rome 1956. Appointed ‘Meilleur Ouvrier de France’ 1957. Petrus Gaggini / Nicéa Civitas, 1934