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Domingos Ferreira Capela

Highest auction price

£7,150

Auction price history

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	Anta Espinho, 1964	Tue 1st November 2005	£2,640
Violin	1962	Sun 1st May 2005	£1,560
Cello	1974	Sun 1st November 1992	£7,150
Viola	42.2 cm 1974	Wed 1st November 1989	£1,980

Biographies

John Dilworth

CAPELA, Domingos Ferreira Born 1904, died 1976 Anta, Espinho Portugal Apprenticed as a cooper (barrel-maker) and cabinet maker. Began repairing violins and in 1924 commenced making. Awarded first and second place medals at Wieniawski competition, Poznan 1972. Assisted by his son Joaquim Domingos (Born 1934) who later became a very distinguished maker in his own right. His work is very well finished in the modern Italian school, covered with a very even spirit-based varnish of golden-orange colour. Stradivari model, although early work in a more Iberian tradition with large head and slender pegbox. Personal model with upright, widely spaced ‘f’ holes. Domingos F. Capela / Anta-Espinho-Portugal / Ano 19..