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    Amati > Makers Archive > G > Victor Ettore Gardener

    Victor Ettore Gardener

    Lake Creek, b. 1909

    Self-taught maker. Latterly guided by Hans Weisshaar. Stradivari and Guarneri violin models; personal viola pattern. Commercial oil varnishes; later his own spirit-based recipe. 98 violins, 76 violas, and 85 cellos, numbered on the label. Vittore E. Giardinieri / da Cavalese / fatto Anno 19.. — John Dilworth
    Worked Lake Creek
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    Auction Price History

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    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    ViolinN. 113, labelled Vittore E. Giardinieri / da Cavalese / fatto Anno 1987 Lot 217—November 2019£0est. $ 400-600

    Biographies

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

    John Dilworth+

    GARDENER, Victor Ettore Born 1909 Lake Creek, Worked from 1928 Eagle Point, Oregon USA. Self-taught maker. Latterly guided by Hans Weisshaar. Stradivari and Guarneri violin models; personal viola pattern. Commercial oil varnishes; later his own spirit-based recipe. 98 violins, 76 violas, and 85 cellos, numbered on the label. Vittore E. Giardinieri / da Cavalese / fatto Anno 19.. [Wenberg]

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