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Giovanni Francesco Celoniatus

Turin, worked 1720–1760

A very distinguished maker with a delicate model and very fine pale golden varnish. Elegantly sweeping soundholes, recalling Grancino, and small neat edgework. Head displays a characteristically slender pegbox topped by a very neatly cut but eccentric spiral. — John Dilworth
Worked Turin
Made Violin
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Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£149,952

8 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinBearing the maker's label, some table restorations Lot 75—November 2017£149,952est. € 40.000-45.000
ViolinLabelled Joannes Franciscus Celoniatus, fecit Taurini Anno 1734 Lot 142—February 2016£103,378est. $ 110,000-160,000
Violin1720—November 1999£20,700
Violin1740 c.—November 1996£21,160
Violin1722—July 1993£34,500
Violin1740 c.—April 1993£12,650
Violin1740 c.—March 1992£13,200
Violin1730 c.—November 1987£14,300

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

CELONIATO, Giovanni Francesco Worked circa. 1720-1760 Turin, Italy. A very distinguished maker with a delicate model and very fine pale golden varnish. Elegantly sweeping soundholes, recalling Grancino, and small neat edgework. Head displays a characteristically slender pegbox topped by a very neatly cut but eccentric spiral. Presumed to be a pupil of Gioffredo Cappa whom he follows chronologically in Turin school, although Cappa spent his life outside the city in Saluzzo, and there is little that connects them technically and stylistically. Cellos of small model also delightful. Joannes Franciscus Celoniatus fecit / Taurini Anno 1734

George Hart+

Appears to have copied the form of Amati. Yellow varnish, good workmanship.

Cecie Stainer+

Was working in Turin in 1732. He made good violins on the Amati model, with a beautiful yellow varnish.

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