Andrea Castagneri

Highest auction price achieved
£ 26900.00

By George Hart

This Italian maker appears to have settled in Paris. I have seen a Violin by Castagneri, date 1735 ; flat model, bold outline, and varnish of good quality.

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.8 cm 1760 c. [Ascribed to] Sat 1st October 11 £ 11250.00
Violin 35.7 cm Paris, 1754 Tue 1st March 11 £ 13750.00
Violin 35.5 cm Paris, 1740-1745 c. Wed 1st December 10 £ 3210.00
Cello 70.5 cm 7/8 size (restored soundpost crack on back) [Workshop of] Wed 1st December 10 £ 4142.00
Violin 35.6 cm Paris, 1740 c. Fri 1st October 10 £ 10200.00
Violin 35.5 cm Paris, 1938 Tue 1st June 10 £ 10356.00
Violin 35.5 cm Paris, 1740 c. (head replaced) Tue 1st December 09 £ 14689.00
Violin 35.7 cm 1750 c. (restorations) Sun 1st March 09 £ 8400.00
Violin 36.3 cm late 18th C. [Attributed to] Mon 1st October 07 £ 2570.00
Cello 74.5 cm Paris, 1742 Mon 1st October 07 £ 26900.00
Violin 35.9 cm [Attributed to] Thu 1st March 07 £ 1380.00
Cello 73.5 cm Paris, 1743 In the period playing condition Thu 1st February 07 £ 8400.00
Violin 35.6 cm Paris, 1743 Sun 1st October 06 £ 5824.00
Violin 35.8 cm Paris, 1730 Wed 1st February 06 £ 10800.00
Cello Paris, 1743 3/4 Size Thu 1st December 05 £ 5588.00
Viola 42.2 cm Paris, 1741 Tue 1st November 05 £ 20400.00
Violin Paris 1838 c. [Probably by] Tue 1st November 05 £ 3941.00
Cello Paris, 1740 Wed 1st June 05 £ 3798.00
Violin Paris, 1760 Sun 1st May 05 £ 12000.00
Violin Paris, 1740 Mon 1st November 04 £ 5975.00
Cello 1750 (scroll replaced) Sun 1st June 03 £ 3610.00
Cello 1750 7/8 Size Sat 1st June 02 £ 5103.00
Violin 1750 Sat 1st June 02 £ 3533.00
Violin 1743 Thu 1st November 01 £ 9500.00
Violin 1749 Thu 1st November 01 £ 5709.00
Violin 1732 Tue 1st May 01 £ 1643.00
Violin 1754 Thu 1st June 00 £ 9791.00
Violin 1749 Tue 1st June 99 £ 3576.00
Violin 1750 Tue 1st June 99 £ 3099.00
Violin 1735 Wed 1st May 96 £ 1203.00
Violin 1743 Wed 1st March 95 £ 5520.00
Violin 1745 Tue 1st November 94 £ 10455.00
Cello 1743 Wed 1st June 94 £ 6325.00
Violin 1730 Tue 1st November 88 £ 9350.00
Violin 1745 c. Wed 1st June 88 £ 5720.00
Cello 1740 c. Wed 1st April 87 £ 12100.00
Violin Wed 5th October 11 £ 11250.00

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