Pietro Paolo Desideri
Ripatransone, worked 1790–1839
Models of Guadagnini or Guarneri derivation, coarsely finished and rather undistinguished workmanship using mediocre material, enhanced by good quality golden-brown varnish of good texture and consistency. — John Dilworth
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | Illustrated in The Makers of Central Italy by Florian Leonhard, pp. 116-119; labelled Petrus Paulus ... Lot 31 | Tarisio | March 2023 | £15,953est. € 15.000-22.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Pietro Paolo ..., two-piece back, varnish of an orange brown colour on a golden ground Lot 13 | Apollium | November 2021 | £5,028est. € 5.000-7.000 |
| Viola | 38.4 cm Ripatransone, 1793 | — | January 2009 | £10,286 |
| Viola | 41.1 cm 1900 c. Attributed to | — | January 2006 | £6,000 |
| Violin | 1795 | — | January 1999 | £8,050 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
DESIDERI, Pietro Paolo Worked circa. 1790-1839 Ripatransone, Ascoli Italy. Models of Guadagnini or Guarneri derivation, coarsely finished and rather undistinguished workmanship using mediocre material, enhanced by good quality golden-brown varnish of good texture and consistency. Printed labels: P. Paulas Desideri / fecit Ripae 1794 Pietro Paolo Desideri / fecit Ripae 1837.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Die Familie Desideti stammt aus Novara. Ein Giorgio Desideti, seines Zeichens ein Goldschmied, lebte um 1536 in Rom. Wo der Geigenmacher P. P. Desideti ansässig war, konnte ich nicht ermitteln. Seiner Arbeit nach gehört er der Schule Guadagnini’s an.
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