Enrico Piretti
Bologna, b. 1911
Maker of bowed and plucked instruments of several types. Good workmanship. Violins rather plain, with orange-red spirit varnish. Enrico Piretti / Liutaio / fece in Bologna / Anno 1949 Enrico Piretti / Liutaio / Primo Premio Concorso Internazionale di Cremona / Bologna Anno 1949 — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Enrico Piretti, liutaio, fece in Bolognius, anno 1983, signed to the label Piretti Enrico, branded Lot 136 | Tarisio | March 2018 | £4,200est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's signed label Lot 312 | Skinners | April 2013 | £2,254est. $ 2,000-2,400 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Bologna, 1931 | — | January 2010 | £2,379 |
| Viola | 42.0 cm 1975 c. Probably by | — | January 2009 | £2,576 |
| Cello | Bologna, 1942 | — | January 2005 | £5,651 |
| Violin | 1970 | — | January 1996 | £1,035 |
| Cello | 1942 | — | January 1995 | £5,425 |
| Violin | 1955 | — | January 1990 | £2,200 |
| Violin | 1963 | — | January 1986 | £1,100 |
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PIRETTI, Enrico Born 1911, Worked from 1926 Bologna Italy. Maker of bowed and plucked instruments of several types. Good workmanship. Violins rather plain, with orange-red spirit varnish. Enrico Piretti / Liutaio / fece in Bologna / Anno 1949 Enrico Piretti / Liutaio / Primo Premio Concorso Internazionale di Cremona / Bologna Anno 1949
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