Marino Capicchioni
Rimini, San Marino, 1895–1977
Marino Capicchioni (1895-1977) was a distinguished violin maker born in San Marino, who established his workshop in Rimini, Italy, from 1926. He was renowned for his precise workmanship on Stradivari and Guarneri models, often finished with a distinctive golden-orange varnish. Capicchioni received numerous gold medals from 1932 onwards and was honored with a monument in San Marino in 1963.
Instruments
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
63 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cello | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni, Fecit Arimini AD 1950, inscribed to the inside table 1982 S. Z. Lot 18 | Tarisio | May 2025 | £62,349est. $ 70,000-100,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni, Fecit Arimini A. D. 1964, branded to the inside M. Capicchioni - Rimini Lot 88 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £51,000est. £ 30,000-50,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni, Fecit Arimini A. D. 1970, branded to the inside M. Capicchioni Rimini Lot 167 | Tarisio | October 2024 | £60,192est. € 40.000-60.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni fecit Rimini A. D 1962, branded to the inside back M Capicchioni Rimini Lot 98 | Tarisio | October 2024 | £60,000est. £ 40,000-60,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni Fecit Arimini A. D. 1963, branded to the inside M. Capicchioni - Rimini Lot 144 | Tarisio | May 2024 | £94,235est. $ 40,000-60,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni Fecit Arimini A.D. 1970, showing the collaboration of his son Mario Lot 58 | Tarisio | October 2023 | £57,000est. £ 30,000-50,000 |
| Violin | A violin by Marinus Capicchioni, Rimini, 1968 Lot 22 | Amati | June 2023 | £63,200est. £ 30,000-50,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni Ariminum A.D. 1929 Lot 97 | Tarisio | June 2023 | £41,001est. $ 30,000-50,000 |
| Violin | A violin, by Marino Capicchioni, Rimini, Lot 130 | Amati | November 2022 | £60,040est. £ 40,000-60,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni, fecit Arimini A.D. 1966, branded to the inside M. Capicchioni - Rimini Lot 148 | Tarisio | October 2022 | £66,870est. € 40.000-60.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Violino Anticato, M. Capicchioni, Rimini 1962, showing the collaboration of the son Mario Lot 125 | Tarisio | April 2022 | £60,542est. € 30.000-50.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marino Capicchioni N. 44 Anno 1927, inscribed Marino Capicchioni Lot 21 | Ingles & Hayday | June 2021 | £36,120est. £ 25,000-35,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni, Fecit a Rimini A. D. 1940 Lot 9 | Tarisio | May 2020 | £40,730est. $ 40,000-60,000 |
| Viola | Tertis model, labelled Marinus Capicchioni Fecit Arimini A.D. 1956, branded M. Capicchioni- Rimini Lot 255 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2020 | £28,800est. £ 18,000-25,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni, fecit Arimini AD 1966, branded to the inside back M. Capicchioni Rimini Lot 215 | Tarisio | October 2018 | £72,000est. £ 25,000-40,000 |
| Viola | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni Fecit Arimini A.D. 1971, branded M. Capicchioni - Rimini internally Lot 85 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2018 | £20,400est. £ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin | Illustrated in Capicchioni: la vita e l'opera dei liutai Marino e Mario, by M. Villa Lot 57 | Brompton’s | October 2017 | £24,000est. £ 20,000-30,000 |
| Viola | Tertis model, labelled Marinus Capicchioni Fecit Arimini A.D. 1950, inscribed Modello Tertis Lot 60 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2016 | £16,800est. £ 15,000-25,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni Fecit Arimini A.D. 1961, branded M. Capicchioni - Rimini internally Lot 21 | Ingles & Hayday | November 2015 | £40,800est. £ 25,000-35,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni, Fecit Arimini, A.D. 1971, branded to the inside back M. Capicchioni ... Lot 121 | Tarisio | June 2015 | £30,000est. £ 25,000-40,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni. Fecit Arimini A.D. 1948 Lot 264 | Tarisio | May 2015 | £38,120est. $ 35,000-55,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the original label Marinus Capicchioni, fecit Arimini A.D. 1942 Lot 296 | Brompton’s | March 2015 | £26,400est. £ 18,000-25,000 |
| Violin | Original label dated 1955, stamped internally to the center back and to the upper block Lot 79 | Sunrise | November 2014 | £56,896est. ¥ 7,000-9,000,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni, Fecit a Rimini, A.D. 1965, branded to the inside M. Capicchioni, Rimini Lot 272 | Tarisio | May 2014 | £46,003est. $ 30,000-50,000 |
| Cello | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni, Fecit Arimini, A.D 1971, branded to the inside back Lot 72 | Tarisio | May 2013 | £50,088est. $ 55,000-80,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni, fecit a Rimini, A.D. 1951, branded to the bassbar J. Rossi NY 1968 Lot 357 | Tarisio | November 2012 | £44,940est. $ 30,000-50,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Marinus Capicchioni fecit Arimini A.D. 1964, branded internally M. Capicchioni-Rimini Lot 13 | Sotheby's | March 2012 | £51,650est. £ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Rimini, 1948 | — | October 2011 | £31,680 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Rimini, 1926 | — | May 2011 | £14,567 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Rimini, 1940 | — | April 2010 | £14,576 |
| Violin | Rimini, 1959 | — | June 2009 | £26,625 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Rimini, 1965 | — | March 2009 | £37,250 |
| Cello | 76.8 cm Rimini , 1958 (treble side of front replaced) | — | March 2009 | £37,250 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Rimini, 1966 | — | November 2008 | £37,918 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Rimini, 1968 | — | October 2008 | £37,961 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Rimini, 1957 | — | March 2008 | £18,720 |
| Viola | 42.7 cm Rimini, 1951 | — | October 2007 | £27,040 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Rimini, 1961 | — | October 2006 | £21,455 |
| Violin | Rimini, 1958 | — | October 2004 | £7,968 |
| Violin | Rimini, 1938 | — | October 2004 | £17,265 |
| Violin | Rimini, 1963 | — | May 2004 | £20,556 |
| Viola | 42.3 cm Rimini, 1968 | — | March 2004 | £21,510 |
| Cello | 1963 | — | November 2003 | £28,200 |
| Violin | 1976 | — | November 2002 | £11,352 |
| Viola | 42.0 cm 1968 | — | June 2001 | £33,350 |
| Violin | 1975 | — | March 2001 | £14,875 |
| Viola | 41.2 cm 1962 | — | June 2000 | £16,100 |
| Viola | 42.8 cm 1965 | — | May 2000 | £12,971 |
| Violin | 1961 | — | May 2000 | £18,312 |
| Violin | 1961 | — | November 1999 | £32,200 |
| Violin | 1956 | — | October 1999 | £8,253 |
| Violin | 1976 | — | November 1998 | £5,750 |
| Violin | 1959 | — | June 1998 | £9,775 |
| Violin | 1963 | — | November 1997 | £16,100 |
| Violin | 1951 | — | March 1997 | £14,950 |
| Viola | 1953 | — | June 1995 | £16,100 |
| Violin | 1950 c. | — | November 1994 | £5,290 |
| Violin | 1961 | — | November 1992 | £7,920 |
| Violin | 1929 | — | November 1990 | £7,480 |
| Violin | 1949 | — | November 1987 | £7,700 |
| Violin | 1966 | — | May 1986 | £3,960 |
| Violin | 1954 | — | July 1985 | £3,780 |
| Violin | 1952 | — | June 1983 | £3,214 |
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Maker Overview
Life
Marino Capicchioni (1895-1977) was born in 1895 in San Marino and passed away in 1977 in Rimini, Italy. He commenced his violin making career in France before establishing his workshop in Rimini from 1926.'s The Brompton's Book of Violin & Bow Makers, the Republic of San Marino erected a monument in his honour in 1963.
Characteristics
- Models
- Capicchioni produced instruments based on Stradivari and Guarneri models.
- Workmanship
- His craftsmanship is characterized by very precise workmanship.
- Varnish
- He utilized a good, clear golden-orange varnish on his instruments.
- Marinus Capicchioni
Fecit a Rimini A.Died 19..John Dilworth - Marino Capicchioni
n. 41 Anno 1927John Dilworth
Influence and legacy
- Awards: Capicchioni won gold medals in Padua, Forli, Cremona, and Rome, beginning in 1932.
- Recognition: The Republic of San Marino honored him by erecting a monument in 1963.
Further Information
- Workshop Location: Marino Capicchioni settled in Rimini from 1926.
- Labels: Examples of his labels include "Marinus Capicchioni / Fecit a Rimini A.Died 19.." and "Marino Capicchioni/ n. 41 Anno 1927".
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
CAPICCHIONI, Marino Born 1895 San Marino, died 1977 Rimini Italy. Took up violin making in France before settling in Rimini from 1926. Won gold medals in Padua, Forli, Cremona, and Rome from 1932. The Republic of San Marino erected a monument in his honour in 1963. Stradivari and Guarneri models with very precise workmanship. Good clear golden-orange varnish. Marinus Capicchioni / Fecit a Rimini A.Died 19.. Marino Capicchioni/ n. 41 Anno 1927
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