Pietro Giovanni Mantegazza

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	35.4 cm Italy, 18th C. [Attributed to]	April 2011	£22,503
Violin	35.1 cm Milan, 1770 c. (scroll by member of the 'Guarneri' family)	March 2010	£222,000
Violin	35.5 cm Milan, 1780 c. [Probably by]	March 2007	£40,250
Violin	35.5 cm Milan, 1783 c. [Ascribed to]	November 2006	£12,631
Violin	1790 c.	March 2000	£43,300
Violin	1790 c.	September 1998	£11,979
Viola	40.3 cm 1785	April 1998	£51,000
Violin	1776	June 1994	£20,700
Violin	1759	May 1993	£40,333
Violin	1750 c.	November 1991	£58,300
Viola	1791	March 1987	£26,400
Viola	40.6 cm 1780 c.	November 1983	£16,092
Violin	1771	May 1981	£2,430
Viola	41.3 cm 1768	March 1980	£11,733

John Dilworth

MANTEGAZZA (MANTEGATIA), Pietro Giovanni Born circa. 1730, died 1803 Milan Italy. Lived and worked in the Contrada dell’Aquila, near the contrada Santa Margherita. Assisted by his sons Antonio, Francesco, and Carlo. The first named pre-deceased him but the remaining two continued the workshop after his death. Most sources mention his brother Domenico with whom he is supposed to have worked up until 1775 but so far no historical confirmation of this has appeared. Fine work on Amatisé model with rich dark red varnish of great quality and texture, somewhat open scroll, and full rounded arch. Materials of only average quality. Some influence of Landolphi detectable. Petrus Ioes Fratresq / Mantegatia Mediolani / in Via S.Margarite anno / 1750 Pietro Giov. e Fratelli Mantegazza nella / contrada di Santa Margarita in Milano / al segno dell’Angelo,1756 Petrus Joannes Mantegatia fecit Me- /diolani in Via S.Margaritæ 1783

George Hart

Lancetti states that “about 1800 the Brothers Mantegazza were restorers of instruments, and were often entrusted by French and Italian artists to lengthen the necks of their Violins after the Paris fashion, an example which was followed by amateurs and professors all over North Italy.” This extract shows that the short necks were dispensed with in Paris towards the close of the last century, and doubtless Viotti was the chief instigator with regard to the change. The family of Mantegazza, as Violin-makers, date back to about the middle of the eighteenth century. They appear to have made many Tenors. The workmanship is good, and also the modelling of the later-dated instruments. The older ones are rather high, but the varnish is brilliant. The wood is somewhat hard. Count Cozio was a patron of the Brothers Mantegazza, and appears to have made notes relative to Italian Violins, from information acquired from them.

Cecie Stainer

Two brothers working in Milan about 1750 to 1800. They made many good altos; the varnish, of fine quality, varies in colour, sometimes is almost black, the wood is rather too hard.
Labels : ” Petrus Joes. Fratresq. Mantegatia Mediolani in Via S. Margaritae, anno 1757″ ; similar labels are dated 1760, 1763, and 1780 ;
“Pietro, Gio. e fratelli Mantegazza nella contrada di Santa Margharita in Milano al segno dell’ Angelo, 1756″ ; a similar label is dated 1770;

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

Der beste Geigenmacher seiner Familie. Er arbeitete Anfangs mit seinen
Brüdern zusammen und später allein. Er war recht geschickt und nahm schönes Holz; nur sein Lack war zu harzreich und erscheint jetzt sehr stark nachgedunkelt.

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