Oreste Martini

Highest auction price

£6,900

Auction price history

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	36.0 cm Mantua, 1921	Wed 1st June 2011	£2,880
Violin	35.7 cm 1919 c. [Attributed to]	Fri 1st May 2009	£2,329
Violin	36.2 cm [Possibly by]	Thu 1st May 2008	£1,646
Viola	43.5 cm Mantua, 1950 c.	Mon 1st October 2007	£3,711
Violin	35.7 cm Mantua, 1950	Wed 1st November 2006	£6,000
Viola	42.7 cm Mantua, 1937	Tue 1st November 2005	£5,040
Violin	[Attributed to]	Sun 1st May 2005	£1,679
Violin	1914	Sun 1st June 2003	£2,916
Violin	1950	Wed 1st March 2000	£6,900
Viola	43.5 cm 1931	Fri 1st November 1996	£2,530
Violin	1945	Sun 1st October 1995	£5,060
Violin	1950	Thu 1st June 1995	£4,600
Viola	40.6 cm 1953	Wed 1st June 1994	£6,325

Biographies

John Dilworth

MARTINI, Oreste Born 1893, died 1957 Mantua Italy. Pupil of Scarampella. Medals awarded at Cremona, Padua, and Paris. Exhibited at Cremona 1937. Classical Italian models. Over 300 violins, 10 violas, 50 cellos, and 45 arched-back double basses. Red- or orange-brown varnish. Double bass at the Museo Stradivariano, Cremona. Martini Oreste Mantova / Premiato con Medaglia d’oro / Fece anno 19.. Martini Oreste / Instrumenti ad Arco / Premiato con Gran Premio e Medaglia d’oro Oreste Martini – Mantova / Premiato con gran premio e med.d’oro all ‘Esposizione di Parigi / Con gran premio e medaglia d’oro all ‘Esposizione di Padova.