Cesare Candi

Highest auction price achieved
£ 31250.00

By John Dilworth

CANDI, Cesare Born 1869 Bologna, died 1947 Genoa Italy. Brother of Oreste Candi, below. Pupil of Fiorini until 1883. Moved to Genoa in 1888 to work for the Barberis Company making mandolins. Established a business there with Oreste in 1892 at 54 via dei Servi, primarily devoted to making plucked instruments. A close neighbour of E. Rocca and E. Praga, the brothers later moved to 9 via do Porta Soprana, and inherited the workshop tools and equipment of Praga. Production of violins increased from that period, gaining an award in Milan in 1906. From 1915 appointed curator of the Paganini’s 1743 del Gesu ‘Cannone’ violin; carried out significant restoration and investigations on it in 1937. Ma

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.7 cm Geona, 1901 Thu 1st December 11 £ 15852.00
Violin 35.5 cm Genoa, 1910 c. Fri 1st May 09 £ 19908.00
Violin 35.4 cm Genoa, 1930 [Lit.] Sun 1st March 09 £ 31250.00
Violin 35.4 cm Genoa, 1918 Mon 1st October 07 £ 18848.00
Violin Bow G/I 65 g. Italy, 1st half 20th C. Chased Mon 1st October 07 £ 1625.00
Violin 35.5 cm Genoa, 1921 [showing the collaboration of his brother "Oreste"] Tue 1st May 07 £ 10369.00
Violin 35.5 cm Genoa, 1927 Thu 1st March 07 £ 21850.00
Violin Genoa, 1923 Sun 1st May 05 £ 24422.00
Cello 1926 Sat 1st November 03 £ 17625.00
Violin 1945 Wed 1st October 03 £ 9012.00
Violin 1930 Fri 1st November 02 £ 10350.00
Violin 1910 c. Thu 1st November 01 £ 19149.00
Violin 1918 Fri 1st March 96 £ 17250.00
Violin 1919 Sun 1st October 95 £ 8050.00
Violin 1918 Thu 1st June 95 £ 13800.00
Violin 1919 Tue 1st November 94 £ 9200.00
Violin 1945 Mon 1st November 93 £ 8919.00
Violin 1904 Thu 1st July 93 £ 12650.00
Violin 1938 Wed 1st July 92 £ 10450.00
Violin 1921 Tue 1st November 88 £ 10120.00

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