Michael Angelo Bergonzi
Highest auction price
£74,100
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 1750 c. | Fri 1st March 1996 | £74,100 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
BERGONZI, Michel Angelo Born 1721, died 1758 Cremona Italy. Eldest son of Carlo Bergonzi (I), above. Moved with his family into the Casa Stradivari in 1745. His earliest identifiable work is dated 1744. Although inferior in workmanship to the instruments of his father, Michael Angelo’s work is very interesting and important. It shows a particularly strong affinity to the late work of Guarneri del Gesù, who died in 1744. Symbolically and in actuality his violins finally draw the two great houses of Stradivari and Guarneri together in the last days of the classical era of Cremonese luthierie. Michael Angelo died very young, and his work did not develop satisfactorily. Indeed, the last instruments are very weak, with a pale golden yellow varnish. Michel Angelo Bergonzi / figlio di Carlo / fece in Cremona l’anno 1746 [Gindin]
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