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Giuseppe Ornati
ORNATI, Giuseppe Born 1885 Albairate, Milan, died 1965 Milan Italy. Son of Carlo, an amateur luthier. Pupil of C. Moneta in Milan from 1901, worked for L. Bisiach from 1903 alongside Gaetano Sgarabotto, Georg Ullmann, and Ferdinando Garimberti. Established independently in Milan from c.1920, but continued his relationship with Bisiach, and trained his sons. Appointed luthier to to ‘La Scala’ opera house, and teacher at the Cremona International School of Violin Making 1961-1963. Awarded gold medal at Rome 1920 and 1923, and Milan 1924. Fine elegant workmanship on classical and personal models; purfling particularly fluent and distinctive. Also made many plucked instruments. Both oil and spir
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Price History
| Type | Title | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.5 cm Milano, 1935 [Attributed to] | Tue 1st November 11 | £ 4801.00 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm [Attributed to] | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 9136.00 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Milan, 1955 | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 31700.00 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Milan, 1919 | Wed 1st November 06 | £ 16800.00 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm [Workshop of] | Sun 1st October 06 | £ 3789.00 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Milan, 1949 | Mon 1st May 06 | £ 21461.00 |
| Violin | Milan, 1929 | Mon 1st November 04 | £ 20785.00 |
| Violin | 1930 | Tue 1st July 03 | £ 21000.00 |
| Violin | 1931 | Tue 1st July 03 | £ 24625.00 |
| Violin | 1924 | Wed 1st November 00 | £ 15275.00 |
| Violin | 1919 | Mon 1st May 00 | £ 13734.00 |
| Violin | 1920 | Mon 1st November 99 | £ 22000.00 |
| Viola | 41.6 cm 1921 | Tue 1st June 99 | £ 22000.00 |
| Viola | 41.6 cm 1921 | Sat 1st June 96 | £ 16100.00 |
| Violin | 19-- | Sat 1st June 96 | £ 10350.00 |
| Violin | 1954 | Thu 1st June 95 | £ 9200.00 |
| Violin | 1920 | Thu 1st December 94 | £ 25801.00 |
| Violin | 1922 | Thu 1st July 93 | £ 23000.00 |
| Cello | 1953 | Mon 1st June 87 | £ 9900.00 |
| Violin | 1923 | Fri 1st November 85 | £ 6600.00 |
| Violin | Wed 29th October 14 | £ 40000.00 | |
| Violin | Wed 31st October 12 | £ 49250.00 |
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