Pierre Gaggini
Nice, b. 1903
Nephew and pupil of Alberto Blanchi. Fine work on a personal model; also copies of Guarneri. Golden-yellow to deep red varnish. Gold medal in Paris 1937, diploma of honour at The Hague 1949, first prize at Liège 1954, gold medal Rome 1956. Appointed ‘Meilleur Ouvrier de France’ 1957. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
52 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the label and brands to the back Lot 21 | Aguttes | November 2025 | £8,223est. € 9.000-12.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 88 and brands to the back Lot 35 | Aguttes | November 2025 | £8,223est. € 8.000-11.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 374 and many brands to the back and table Lot 165 | Vichy | June 2025 | £9,743est. € 8.000-10.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 164 and brand Lot 302 | Vichy | June 2025 | £12,991est. € 12.000-15.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Petrus Gaggini Nicaea Civitas Anno 1981, branded to the inside P. Gaggini, original bridge Lot 109 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £9,269est. $ 10,000-15,000 |
| Cello | Labelled Petrus Gaggini Nicaea Civitas Anno 1943, branded twice to the inside back P. Gaggini à Nice Lot 20 | Tarisio | March 2024 | £18,756est. $ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands to the back and lower rib Lot 23 | Vichy | November 2023 | £5,406est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Petrus Gaggini, Nicea civitas, anno 1960, branded to the inside back and top P. Gaggini - Nice Lot 131 | Tarisio | October 2022 | £8,893est. € 7.000-10.000 |
| Cello | Labelled Petrus Gaggini, Nicaea Civitas, Anno 1949, branded to the lower ribs P. Gaggini, Nice Lot 36 | Tarisio | April 2022 | £40,361est. € 15.000-22.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi, Augustini filius fecit, Nicaea civitas anno 1930, branded A. Blanchi ... Lot 148 | Tarisio | June 2021 | £16,520est. £ 15,000-22,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Petrus Gaggini, Nicaea civitas, anno 1944, branded to the inside back and rib P. Gaggini Nice Lot 147 | Tarisio | June 2021 | £9,600est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label close to the upper block Lot 162 | Vichy | December 2020 | £5,936est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Cello | Part of a quartet, labelled Petrus Gaggini, Nicea civitas, anno 1957, branded to the ribs P. Gaggini Nice Lot 32 | Tarisio | March 2019 | £21,600est. £ 12,000-18,000 |
| Viola | Part of a quartet, labelled Petrus Gaggini, Nicea civitas, anno 1957, branded to the ribs P. Gaggini Nice Lot 53 | Tarisio | March 2019 | £12,000est. £ 6,000-9,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Petrus Gaggini, Nicea civitas, anno 1957, branded P. Gaggini Nice, forms part of a quartet Lot 190 | Tarisio | March 2019 | £10,800est. £ 6,000-9,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Petrus Gaggini, Nicea civitas, anno 1957, branded P. Gaggini Nice, forms part of a quartet Lot 191 | Tarisio | March 2019 | £12,000est. £ 6,000-9,000 |
| Viola | Bearing the maker's label and many brands Lot 360 | Vichy | December 2018 | £4,810est. € 5.000-6.000 |
| Viola | Labelled Petrus Gaggini, Nicaea Civitas, anno 1946, no 122, branded to the lower ribs P. Gaggini Nice Lot 43 | Tarisio | October 2018 | £9,600est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Petrus Gaggini, Nicéa civitas 1939, branded to the inside back and to the ribs P. Gaggini, Nice Lot 156 | Tarisio | June 2018 | £9,600est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brand Lot 218 | Vichy | June 2018 | £8,938est. € 7.000-8.000 |
| Pochette | Stradivari model, ribs decorated like the Sunrise Lot 102 | Farrando | March 2018 | £1,879est. € 1.000-1.200 |
| Violin | Unlabelled, branded internally and to the lower rib P. Gaggini, inscribed to the inside back 355 Lot 166 | Tarisio | October 2017 | £9,000est. £ 7,000-10,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands Lot 417 | Vichy | December 2016 | £6,093est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Petrus Gaggini, Nicaea Civitas, Anno 1944, branded to the inside back P. Gaggini - Nice Lot 114 | Tarisio | February 2016 | £10,338est. $ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin | Made for Alberto Blanchi, labelled Albertus Aloysius Blanchi, Nicea Civitas anno 1934, branded Lot 141 | Tarisio | November 2015 | £4,720est. £ 5,000-8,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Petrus Gaggini, nicaea Civitas, Anno 1944, branded on inside back and on lower rib Lot 48 | Sunrise | November 2015 | £6,916est. ¥ 700,000-1,000,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands Lot 100 | Vichy | March 2015 | £5,923est. € 2.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Petrus Gaggini Nicea Civitas 1939, inscribed internally Pierre Gaggini Nice 1939, branded PG Lot 150 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2015 | £6,600est. £ 5,000-7,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands Lot 355 | Vichy | December 2014 | £6,592est. € 7.000-8.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Petrus Gaggini, Nicaea Civitas, Anno 1944, branded to the inside back P. Gaggini - Nice Lot 246 | Tarisio | May 2014 | £9,908est. $ 15,000-22,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brands Lot 65 | Vichy | December 2013 | £9,954est. € 5.000-7.000 |
| Cello | Bearing the maker's label and brands internally and to the lower rib Lot 325 | Vichy | December 2012 | £22,440est. € 22.000-25.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Petrus Gaggini, Nicaea civitas, anno 1970, branded to the inside back P. Gaggini, inscribed 270 Lot 301 | Tarisio | November 2012 | £5,992est. $ 6,000-9,000 |
| Violin | Two-piece back of descending curl, ribs and head similar, table of medium grain, varnish of a light colour Lot 743 | Babuino | May 2012 | £3,296est. € 4,000-6,000 |
| Viola | 41.2 cm Nice, 1953 | — | December 2011 | £10,568 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Nice, 1943 | — | March 2011 | £6,600 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Ascribed to | — | June 2009 | £3,905 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Nice, 1934 | — | May 2008 | £3,312 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Attributed to | — | July 2007 | £2,243 |
| Cello | 75.3 cm Nice, 1947 | — | June 2007 | £16,834 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Nice, 1944 (break on the table) | — | June 2007 | £4,008 |
| Cello | 75.2 cm Nice, 1943 | — | March 2007 | £13,800 |
| Cello | 75.1 cm Nice, 1943 | — | December 2006 | £9,987 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Attributed to | — | July 2006 | £2,497 |
| Violin | Nice, 1958 | — | November 2005 | £1,974 |
| Violin | 1946 | — | December 2003 | £6,432 |
| Violin | 1962 | — | December 2002 | £4,129 |
| Viola | 41.3 cm 1987 | — | June 2002 | £9,028 |
| Violin | 1947 | — | December 2001 | £4,255 |
| Violin | 1870 | — | June 1999 | £2,146 |
| Violin | 1950 | — | December 1995 | £4,701 |
| Violin | 1973 | — | January 1982 | £792 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
GAGGINI, Pierre Born 1903, Worked from 1934 Nice France. Nephew and pupil of Alberto Blanchi. Fine work on a personal model; also copies of Guarneri. Golden-yellow to deep red varnish. Gold medal in Paris 1937, diploma of honour at The Hague 1949, first prize at Liège 1954, gold medal Rome 1956. Appointed ‘Meilleur Ouvrier de France’ 1957. Petrus Gaggini / Nicéa Civitas, 1934
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