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Luigi Contavalli

Highest auction price

£3,333

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin Imola, 1913 Wed 1st June 2005 £2,576
Violin 1921 Sun 1st June 2003 £3,333
Biographies

John Dilworth

CONTAVALLI, Luigi Born 1862, died 1954 Imola Italy. Proficient maker of his own models and Stradivari patterns. Prolific cello maker. Good golden-yellow varnish and locally sourced timber. Gold medals awarded in Marseilles 1903, London 1905, and Bologna 1907. Fatto / da ContavalIi Luigi / nel 1895 in Imola

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