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Raffaello Bozzi

Milan, 1905–1981

Self-taught violin and bow maker, active from 1936. Good Stradivari model. Golden-yellow spirit varnish. Around 30 instruments recorded. Bows in the style of Lamy and Sartory. Raffaello Bozzi / fece in Milano nel 19.. — John Dilworth
Worked Milan
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Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£5,151

7 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinUnlabelled, stamped to the inside back B. R., branded to the button Made Italy Lot 77TarisioSeptember 2025£5,151est. € 5.000-8.000
ViolinUnlabelled, branded to the inside back BR, inscribed to the inside back M41, branded Made in Italy Lot 120TarisioMarch 2022£3,156est. $ 5,000-8,000
ViolinLabelled Raffaello Bozzi fece in Milano nel 1962, signed on the label Raffaello Bozzi Lot 164Brompton’sOctober 2020£4,800est. £ 4,000-6,000
ViolinLabelled Raffaello Bozzi, fece in Milano nel 1941, signed to the label, branded to the inside back Lot 147TarisioMay 2017£3,237est. $ 3,500-5,000
ViolinStamped internally R. B. set within a star Lot 229Brompton’sOctober 2016£1,920est. £ 2,000-3,000
ViolinLabelled Raffaello Bozzi, fece in Milano nel 1939, signed to the label Raffaello Bozzi, branded Lot 96TarisioJune 2015£4,720est. £ 4,000-6,000
ViolinIllustrated in Liuteria da Scoprire by Artemio Versari, p. 72; unlabelled, branded to the inside back B.R. Lot 127TarisioMarch 2014£4,500est. £ 3,000-5,000

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

BOZZI, Raffaello Born 1905, died 1981 Milan Italy. Self-taught violin and bow maker, active from 1936. Good Stradivari model. Golden-yellow spirit varnish. Around 30 instruments recorded. Bows in the style of Lamy and Sartory. Raffaello Bozzi / fece in Milano nel 19..

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