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Giulio Ettore Degani

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£61,250

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	Labelled Degani Giulio di Eugenio premiato con gran diploma d'onore in ..., upper ribs possibly replaced	March 2024	£39,857
Violin	35.8 cm Possibly Italian, early 20th C. [Attributed to]	November 2011	£3,759
Violin	35.7 cm Venice, 1911	November 2011	£22,555
Violin	35.6 cm Venice, 1892	October 2010	£21,000
Cello	75.4 cm Venice, 1921	October 2010	£61,250
Violin	36.0 cm [Attributed to]	June 2010	£11,400
Violin	35.9 cm Cincinnati, 1942	April 2010	£5,499
Violin	35.5 cm Probably Cincinnati, 1920 c. [Probably by]	April 2010	£13,355
Violin	35.8 cm Venice, 1909	April 2010	£17,645
Violin	35.5 cm Venice, 1930 c.	April 2010	£13,809
Violin	36.0 cm Venice, 1899	March 2010	£21,600
Violin	35.8 cm Venice, 1899	December 2009	£21,600
Violin	35.9 cm Venice, 1893	October 2009	£18,537
Violin	36.0 cm Venice, 1889	October 2009	£15,300
Violin	36.0 cm Venice, 1894 (restorations)	October 2009	£19,200
Violin	35.8 cm Venice, 1918	March 2009	£10,800
Violin	36.6 cm Venice, 1911	March 2009	£10,000
Violin	35.6 cm Venice, 1896	June 2008	£16,302
Violin	35.6 cm Venice, 1896 [Lit: The Cooper Collection]	March 2008	£29,300
Violin	36.0 cm Venice 1899	March 2008	£14,400
Violin	35.8 cm [Ascribed to]	October 2007	£6,283
Violin	35.6 cm Venice, 1913	March 2007	£18,400
Violin	35.7 cm Venice, 1898	March 2007	£20,700
Violin	35.7 cm Venice, 1903	November 2006	£18,044
Violin	35.9 cm Venice, 1900 c.	November 2006	£21,051
Violin	Venice, 1900	June 2005	£21,332
Violin	Venice, 1907	June 2005	£7,647
Violin	Venice, 1910	July 2004	£15,535
Violin	Venice, 1930 c. [Probably by]	May 2004	£5,637
Violin	1903	October 2003	£15,635
Violin	1898	November 2002	£10,575
Violin	1899	September 2001	£15,950
Violin	1895	September 2001	£14,375
Violin	1893	November 2000	£9,200
Violin	1914	November 2000	£12,394
Violin	1898	November 2000	£19,550
Violin	1892	June 2000	£12,650
Violin	1915	May 2000	£13,333
Violin	1893	March 2000	£13,822
Violin	1895	November 1998	£14,375
Violin	1894	November 1998	£12,650
Violin	1915	October 1998	£6,555
Violin	1907	April 1998	£10,350
Violin	1919	May 1997	£3,214
Violin	1897	November 1996	£18,400
Violin	1907	November 1995	£10,925
Viola	39.4 cm 19--	November 1989	£6,600
Cello	1899	June 1988	£11,000
Violin	18--	July 1985	£4,536

Biographies

John Dilworth Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

John Dilworth

DEGANI, Giulio Ettore Born 1875 Montagnana, Italy, died 1959 Cincinnati USA. Son and pupil of Eugenio Degani, above. Worked alongside Giovanni Schwarz and Ettore Siega in the family atelier, known as ‘Degani e figlio’ from 1898, with Giulio taking overall charge. Took over the business entirely after the death of his father in 1901. Emigrated to the USA c.1915, working initially for Wurlitzer in New York. Moved to the firm’s Cincinnati workshop in 1918, but left to start his own business in the same city in 1924. From this point on, he suffered many reverses. For two years he worked in New York with Jago Peternella in difficult conditions. Moved in 1934 to Atlantic City, but was unable to establish himself. A flood destroyed much of his tools and equipment. The following year he returned to Cincinnati, working in meagre circumstances until forced to close in 1952. For a few years more he sustained himself with unskilled labour. He never took any pupils himself and worked unaided all his life. Awarded gold medal in Turin 1911 and diploma in Milan 1909. An important maker of the modern Italian school. Generally less mannered work than his father, following a more classical form with fine clear golden- or red-brown varnish in early years. After c.1940 he made increasing use of pre-formed parts imported from German factories and cheap commercial varnishes. His labels are not chronologically reliable. He used stocks of various pre-printed forms in almost random order, emphasising his Venetian origin when working in America. Used a manuscript label of his grandfather Domenico on occasion. Giulio Degani / Liutaio S. Fosca 2418, Venezia. Degani Giulio di Eugenio / Fece in Venezia anno 189.. Degani Giulio di Eugenio / premiato con gran diploma d’onore in Milano / e medaglia d’oro in Torino / Anno 19.. / Fece in Venezia [Rosengard]