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Ramon Parramon

Barcelona, worked 1897–1925

Personal models with full arching. Devised and made the ‘Parramon Tenor-Viola’ tuned a fifth below the standard viola. Edited a magazine entitled ‘Hermes’. Finely finished and professional work. R. Parramon / Barcelona Fecit / Anno 19.. — John Dilworth

Worked Barcelona

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£7,800

3 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolaTenor viola, labelled A. Parramon, Barcelona ... Lot 2509Gardiner HoulgateJune 2021£2,684
CelloLabelled R. Parramón, Barcelona, fecit anno 1929, no 113 Lot 13TarisioOctober 2020£7,800est. £ 7,000-10,000
ViolaTwo-piece back of faint medium curl, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 2531Gardiner HoulgateJune 2019£1,680est. £ 800-1,200

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

PARRAMON, Ramón Worked circa. 1897-1925 Barcelona Spain Began using his own label in 1919. Personal models with full arching. Devised and made the ‘Parramon Tenor-Viola’ tuned a fifth below the standard viola. Edited a magazine entitled ‘Hermes’. Finely finished and professional work. R. Parramon / Barcelona Fecit / Anno 19..

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