Alberto Luigi Blanchi
Nice, 1871–1941
Son and pupil of Augustin Blanchi, below. Gold medals at Milan 1906, and London 1908. 500 violins, 60 cellos, double basses, guitars, and mandolins. Personal models, showing a very high degree of craftsmanship and finish. Good golden-orange varnish. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
58 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands Lot 320 | Vichy | June 2025 | £13,680est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands, good condition Lot 70 | Laurent | January 2024 | £10,010est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi Augustini filius fecit Nicaea Civitas Anno 1912, branded Blanchi a ... Lot 176 | Tarisio | January 2024 | £9,269est. $ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands, good condition Lot 215 | Laurent | January 2024 | £10,636est. € 10.000-12.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands Lot 223 | Vichy | November 2023 | £13,592est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brand Lot 165 | Vichy | December 2022 | £9,640est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi Augustini filius fecit Nicaea Civitas anno 1934 and Esatta copia del ... Lot 141 | Tarisio | November 2022 | £15,146est. $ 10,000-15,000 |
| Cello | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi, Augustini filius fecit, Nicea Civitas anno 1931, branded A. Blanchi ... Lot 37 | Tarisio | April 2022 | £39,689est. € 40.000-60.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and many brands Lot 23 | Vichy | December 2021 | £15,831est. € 4.000-6.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands Lot 158 | Vichy | December 2021 | £11,609est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi, Augustini filius fecit, Nicaea Civitas anno 1929, branded Lot 126 | Tarisio | October 2021 | £14,209est. € 15.000-22.000 |
| Violin | One-piece back of horizontal curl, varnish of a red colour on a golden ground Lot 62 | Delon | October 2020 | £9,801est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands to the back and lower rib Lot 255 | Vichy | November 2019 | £5,129est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and many brands Lot 258 | Vichy | November 2019 | £8,718est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi, Augustini filius fecit, Nicaea civitas anno 1909, branded Blanchi à ... Lot 198 | Tarisio | October 2019 | £15,340est. £ 15,000-22,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi, Augustini filius fecit, Nicaea Civitas anno 1909, branded Blanchi a ... Lot 187 | Tarisio | May 2019 | £19,236est. $ 25,000-40,000 |
| Violin | Copy of the Rode Stradivari made for P. A. Concaris from Cremona, original pegs and ivory saddle Lot 157 | Tarisio | June 2018 | £8,400est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi, Augustini filius fecit, Nicaea Civitas anno 1925, branded Lot 136 | Tarisio | May 2018 | £20,010est. $ 25,000-40,000 |
| Cello | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi, Augustini filius fecit, Nicaea civitas anno 1906, médaille d'or a ... Lot 44 | Tarisio | October 2017 | £35,400est. £ 30,000-50,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi, Augustini filius fecit, Nicae civitas anno 1913, branded Blanchi à ... Lot 162 | Tarisio | October 2017 | £7,200est. £ 6,000-9,000 |
| Viola | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi Agostini filius fecit Nicaea Civitas Anno 1924, branded A. Blanchi ... Lot 58 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2017 | £6,600est. £ 6,000-8,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi, Augustini filius fecit Nicaea Civitas Anno 1910 Lot 183 | Tarisio | February 2017 | £15,139est. $ 18,000-25,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands Lot 20 | Vichy | June 2016 | £5,657est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi al gustini filius fecit Nicaea civitas anno 1913, branded Blanchi à ... Lot 178 | Tarisio | March 2015 | £7,200est. £ 6,000-9,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi, Augustini filius fecit, Nicaea civitas anno 1910, branded A. Blanchi ... Lot 281 | Tarisio | October 2013 | £13,548est. $ 18,000-25,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Albert Aloysius Blanchi Augustini filius fecit Nicaea Civitas Anno 1931, branded A. Blanchi ... Lot 136 | Ingles & Hayday | May 2013 | £12,000est. £ 10,000-15,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brand Lot 208 | Vichy | December 2012 | £5,854est. € 6.000-7.000 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1920 c. Possibly workshop of / Attributed to | — | January 2011 | £4,254 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Nice, 1937 | — | January 2011 | £6,341 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Nice, 1910 | — | January 2011 | £16,024 |
| Cello | 75.5 cm Nice, 1940 | — | January 2011 | £21,850 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Nice, 1912 | — | January 2009 | £5,047 |
| Cello | 75.7 cm Nice, 1940 | — | January 2009 | £14,040 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Nice, 1929 | — | January 2008 | £9,945 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Ascribed to | — | January 2008 | £3,592 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Nice, 1934 | — | January 2007 | £6,382 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Nice, 1936 | — | January 2007 | £4,084 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Nice, 1933 | — | January 2007 | £2,645 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm France, 1920 c. Attributed to | — | January 2007 | £2,400 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Nice, 1930 | — | January 2006 | £7,800 |
| Violin | Nice, 1931 | — | January 2005 | £3,831 |
| Violin | Nice Workshop | — | January 2005 | £1,108 |
| Violin | 1920 c. | — | January 2002 | £4,151 |
| Cello | 1902 | — | January 2001 | £12,650 |
| Violin | 1917 | — | January 2001 | £4,791 |
| Violin | 1932 | — | January 1999 | £7,360 |
| Violin | 1932 | — | January 1997 | £3,450 |
| Cello | 1925 | — | January 1997 | £17,250 |
| Violin | 1930 | — | January 1996 | £5,750 |
| Violin | 1928 | — | January 1995 | £8,050 |
| Cello | 1925 | — | January 1994 | £13,225 |
| Violin | 1930 | — | January 1994 | £6,440 |
| Violin | 1930 | — | January 1994 | £7,820 |
| Violin | 1910 | — | January 1992 | £4,314 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | January 1990 | £4,620 |
| Violin | 1940 | — | January 1989 | £4,620 |
| Violin | 1907 | — | January 1986 | £3,520 |
| Violin | 1943 | — | January 1985 | £3,190 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
BLANCHI, Alberto Born 1871, died 1941 Nice France. Son and pupil of Augustin Blanchi, below. Gold medals at Milan 1906, and London 1908. 500 violins, 60 cellos, double basses, guitars, and mandolins. Personal models, showing a very high degree of craftsmanship and finish. Good golden-orange varnish. Albertus Blanchi filius / d’ Agostini fecit Nicaea Albertus Aloysius Blanchi / Augustin filius fecit / Nicaea Civitas. Anno
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Schüler seines Vaters Aug. Bl., dessen Werkstatt er 1899 übernahm. Er
gilt als ein besonders geschickter Geigenmacher, der alle Arten von Streich- und
Saiteninstrumenten verfertigt, vorzugsweise jedoch Violinen, die er nach eigenen
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