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Paolo Morara

Bologna, Budrio, 1889–1958

Artist and musician. Trained as a violin maker by G. Fiorini. Small output but well crafted and finished. Made several cellos. Exhibited at Cremona 1937. Bronze medal awarded there 1949. Paulus Morara fil. Stanislai / Josephi Fiorini Discipulus / fecit Butrium An. Died 19.. — John Dilworth

Worked Bologna, Budrio
Made Cello, Violin

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£9,797

7 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinLabelled Paulus Morara fil. Stanislai Josephi Fiorini Discipulus, fecit Butrium An. D. 1944 Lot 164TarisioMay 2025£9,797est. $ 10,000-15,000
ViolinIllustrated in La liuteria di Emilia Romagna by Artemio Versari; labelled Paulus Morara fil. Stanislai ... Lot 209TarisioMay 2013£5,394est. $ 8,000-12,000
Violin35.1 cm Attributed toJanuary 2007£1,570
Violin35.2 cm Butrium, 1944January 2007£4,888
Violin35.6 cm Butrium, 1940January 2007£3,242
CelloItaly, 1960 c. Ascribed toJanuary 2005£7,800
Violin1945January 1997£805

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

MORARA, Paolo Born 1889, died 1958 Budrio, Bologna Italy. Artist and musician. Trained as a violin maker by G. Fiorini. Small output but well crafted and finished. Made several cellos. Exhibited at Cremona 1937. Bronze medal awarded there 1949. Paulus Morara fil. Stanislai / Josephi Fiorini Discipulus / fecit Butrium An. Died 19..

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