Giuseppe Castagnino

Highest auction price achieved
£ 13975.00

By John Dilworth

CASTAGNINO, Giuseppe Born 1883, died 1975 Cogorno, Chiavari, Genoa Italy. Active from 1906. Trained briefly with G. Fiorini in Munich in 1913. Medals at Milan, Turin, and Venice. Fine and very consistent work based on Stradivari, with good golden-orange varnish. Branded in several places internally and externally. Giuseppe Castagnino / Premiato con Medaglia d‘Oro / all Esposizione di Milano 1906 - Torino 1911 / Fece in Chiavari anno..

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 36.0 cm Chiavari, 1912 Fri 1st October 10 £ 9764.00
Violin 35.6 cm Chiavari, 1913 Thu 1st April 10 £ 10357.00
Violin 35.7 cm Genoa, 1960 c. [Workshop of] Thu 1st October 09 £ 5243.00
Violin Bow N/E 61.5 g. [Made for] Fri 1st May 09 £ 776.00
Violin 35.5 cm Chiavari, 1936 Fri 1st May 09 £ 13975.00
Violin 35.5 cm Genoa, 1920 c. Thu 1st May 08 £ 9032.00
Violin 35.8 cm Chiavari, 1937 Sat 1st March 08 £ 7826.00
Violin 36.3 cm Chiavari, 1913 Sat 1st March 08 £ 8125.00
Violin 1920 c. Sun 1st May 05 £ 6000.00
Violin Genoa, 1923 (with case and bow) Mon 1st November 04 £ 8365.00
Violin 1948 Wed 1st October 03 £ 11092.00
Violin 1920 c. Mon 1st November 99 £ 9200.00
Violin 1932 Fri 1st March 96 £ 6670.00
Violin 1927 Thu 1st June 95 £ 5750.00
Viola 42.2 cm 1951 Sun 1st November 92 £ 3451.00
Violin 1926 Sun 1st November 87 £ 4950.00

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