Francesco Goffriller
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£330,000
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cello | Daniel Müller-Schott collection, dimension altered, head not original and of the Cremonese school | October 2024 | £330,000 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Venice, early 18th C. [Ascribed to] | November 2011 | £109,014 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm 18th C. [Attributed to] | October 2007 | £10,625 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 18th C. [Attributed to] | November 2006 | £7,200 |
| Violin | 1st half 18th C. [Attributed to] | February 2005 | £21,600 |
| Violin | [Attributed to] | July 2004 | £16,800 |
| Violin | 1730 | June 1990 | £24,200 |
| Violin | 1730 c. | June 1988 | £17,600 |
| Cello | 1728 c. | June 1987 | £41,800 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
GOFFRILLER, Francesco Born 1692 Venice, d.c.1740 Udine Italy. Son of Matteo Gofriller, below. Left his father’s workshop in 1714 to work in Udine, and seems to have predeceased him. Although generally of coarser finish and a little less disciplined than that of Matteo, Francesco’s work has great character and benefits from the beautiful dark red varnish and golden ground in common use in Venice. The scroll is distinctive: slender, quite weak and upright, with a small eye and narrow chamfer. The rest of the instrument can be of several patterns, from a fine low-arched Stradivari type with wide-set soundholes, or a more Amatisé model with higher slightly pinched arch. The corners are broad and square, the purfling a little clumsy. The former type have been known to be relabelled as Bergonzi. Original labels are rare. [Pio]
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