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Umberto Muschietti

Udine, Venice, 1875–1953

Double bass player and maker. 160 violins, 18 violas, eight cellos, and two double basses credited to him. One bass, a replica of his own five-string Santagiuliana instrument, now in the Museo Stradivariano, Cremona. Medals awarded at Fiume, Rome, Padua, and Florence. — John Dilworth
Worked Udine, Venice
Made Viola, Violin
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Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£11,400

8 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinLabelled Gran dipl. D'Onore Mass. Onor.-cividale 1925 Umberto Muschietti Udine ... Lot 47Brompton’sOctober 2017£11,400est. £ 7,000-10,000
ViolinIllustrated in Liuteria Italiana da Scoprire by Artemio Versari, p. 135; labelled Umberto Muschietti ... Lot 176TarisioFebruary 2017£9,462est. $ 10,000-15,000
ViolinLabelled XXII Umberto Muschietti, Udine, maggio 1925 Lot 197TarisioMay 2015£4,193est. $ 5,000-8,000
ViolinLabelled Umberto Muschietti, N 95 Udine 1931, illustrated in TBD Lot 151TarisioJune 2014£7,670est. £ 8,000-12,000
Viola43.1 cm Udine, 1940—November 2008£2,313
Violin1932—November 2002£2,270
Violin1922—November 2000£4,067
Violin1930—November 1997£2,700

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

MUSCHIETTI, Umberto Born 1875 Portogruaro, Venice, died 1953 Udine Italy. Double bass player and maker. 160 violins, 18 violas, eight cellos, and two double basses credited to him. One bass, a replica of his own five-string Santagiuliana instrument, now in the Museo Stradivariano, Cremona. Medals awarded at Fiume, Rome, Padua, and Florence. Signed internally: ‘Umberto Muschietti’

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