Giuseppe Pedrazzini
Cremona, Milan, 1879–1957
Giuseppe Pedrazzini (1879-1957) was an Italian luthier born in Pizzighettone, Cremona, who trained under R. & A. Antoniazzi in Milan from around 1903. Establishing his own workshop in 1906, he became luthier to the Conservatoire and Opera House in Milan. Pedrazzini was renowned for his refined instruments, particularly cellos and double basses, modelled after Amati and Stradivari, featuring excellent materials and a distinctive orange to red-brown varnish. He was recognized with several awards, including prizes in Rome in 1920 and Cremona in 1937.
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
86 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese fece in Milano l'Anno 1914, branded G. Pedrazzini internally Lot 40 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2025 | £33,600est. £ 25,000-35,000 |
| Violin | Labelled with signature Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese fece in Milano l'anno 1923, branded Lot 71 | Ingles & H. | January 2025 | £36,000est. £ 25,000-35,000 |
| Violin | Emil Friedman collection, labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese fece in Milano l'Anno 1928 Lot 26 | Ingles & H. | January 2024 | £38,500est. £ 35,000-50,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese, fece in Milano 1912, signed to the label Lot 57 | Tarisio | October 2023 | £45,000est. £ 30,000-50,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Cremonese, fece in Milano, l'anno 1926, branded G. Pedrazzini Lot 127 | Tarisio | October 2023 | £39,219est. € 35.000-50.000 |
| Violin | Illustrated in The Modern Italian Violin Makers by Dmitry Gindin, p. 100 Lot 332 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2023 | £45,600est. £ 25,000-35,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese fece in Milano l'Anno 1920, branded G. Pedrazzini Lot 48 | Ingles & Hayday | November 2022 | £48,000est. £ 35,000-50,000 |
| Violin | Labelled with signature Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese fece in Milano l'Anno 1915 Lot 6 | Ingles & Hayday | June 2021 | £39,600est. £ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Cremonese, fece in Milano l'anno 1930, branded to the back G. Pedrazzini Lot 211 | Tarisio | October 2019 | £36,000est. £ 30,000-50,000 |
| Violin | Emil Friedman collection, labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese fece in Milano l'Anno 1928 Lot 11 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2018 | £38,400est. £ 30,000-40,000 |
| Violin | Collection of the late Bob Lewin, labelled with signature Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese fece in ... Lot 13 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2018 | £46,800est. £ 30,000-40,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese fece in Milano l'Anno 1925, branded internally on the front Lot 104 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2017 | £41,650est. £ 28,000-35,000 |
| Violin | Labelled with signature Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese fece in Milano l'Anno 1928, branded Lot 169 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2017 | £26,400est. £ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin | Giganti Alberto, Novara, also labelled 2474 Lot 171 | Tarisio | June 2017 | £30,000est. £ 25,000-40,000 |
| Violin | One-piece back of narrow curl, ribs similar, varnish of an orange brown colour on a golden ground Lot 35 | Apollium | April 2017 | £22,680est. € 28.000-32.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Cremonese, fece in Milano l'Anno 1919, and No. 35 Sole Agents ... Lot 195 | Tarisio | February 2017 | £38,491est. $ 40,000-60,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Cremonese, fece in Milano l'Anno 1930, branded to the back G. Pedrazzini Lot 197 | Tarisio | February 2017 | £33,118est. $ 40,000-60,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Cremonese, fece in Milano, l'Anno 1914, branded to the inside back Lot 125 | Tarisio | June 2015 | £50,150est. £ 40,000-60,000 |
| Violin | Labelled with signature Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Cremonese, fece in Milano l'Anno 1921 Lot 138 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2015 | £20,400est. £ 18,000-25,000 |
| Violin | This violin seems to show the hand of Natale Novelli who at that time worked for Pedrazzini Lot 46 | Brompton’s | March 2015 | £14,400est. £ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Cremonese, fece in Milano l'Anno 1921, signed on the label Lot 302 | Brompton’s | March 2015 | £42,000est. £ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin | Labelled with signature Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Cremonese, fece in Milano l'Anno 1921, branded Lot 11 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2014 | £33,600est. £ 30,000-40,000 |
| Cello | Labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Cremonese, fece in Milano, l'Anno 1926 Lot 84 | Tarisio | May 2014 | £46,003est. $ 55,000-85,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini, Cremonese, fece in Milano, l'anno 1912 Lot 275 | Tarisio | May 2014 | £24,771est. $ 35,000-55,000 |
| Violin | Property of the late James William Dodds, labelled Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese fece in Milano ... Lot 71 | Brompton’s | October 2013 | £33,600est. £ 30,000-40,000 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Attributed to | — | January 2011 | £1,440 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Milan, 1906 Attributed to | — | January 2011 | £13,839 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm 1950 c. Workshop of | — | January 2011 | £4,971 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Milan, 1910 | — | January 2011 | £33,754 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Milan, 1920 | — | January 2011 | £27,500 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Cremona, 1945 | — | January 2010 | £9,668 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Milan, 1950 Workshop of | — | January 2010 | £9,206 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Milan, 1926 | — | January 2010 | £44,400 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Milan, 1951 | — | January 2010 | £17,500 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Milan, 1940 c. Workshop of | — | January 2010 | £7,800 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Milan, 1926 | — | January 2009 | £35,603 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm 1950 c. Probably workshop of | — | January 2009 | £6,367 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Attributed to | — | January 2008 | £8,326 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Milan, 1947 | — | January 2008 | £13,200 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Milan, 1906 c. | — | January 2007 | £19,371 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm 1920 c. Workshop of | — | January 2007 | £2,160 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Milan, 1921 | — | January 2006 | £36,000 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Milan, 1920 | — | January 2006 | £24,000 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Cremona, 1913 | — | January 2006 | £14,231 |
| Violin | Milan, 1932 | — | January 2005 | £26,400 |
| Violin | Milan, 1900 | — | January 2005 | £21,345 |
| Violin | Milan, 1927 | — | January 2005 | £19,703 |
| Violin | Milan, 1920 | — | January 2005 | £28,800 |
| Violin | 1st half 20 C. Attributed to | — | January 2005 | £4,200 |
| Viola | 40.3 cm Milan, 1911 (table possibly later) | — | January 2004 | £13,800 |
| Violin | 1936 | — | January 2003 | £17,625 |
| Violin | 1931 | — | January 2002 | £13,061 |
| Violin | 1928 | — | January 2002 | £14,950 |
| Viola | 39.1 cm 1921 | — | January 2002 | £11,226 |
| Cello | 1907 | — | January 2002 | £29,375 |
| Violin | 1910 | — | January 2002 | £22,350 |
| Cello | 1901 | — | January 2001 | £34,500 |
| Violin | 1909 | — | January 2001 | £18,975 |
| Violin | 1911 | — | January 2001 | £23,936 |
| Violin | 1928 | — | January 2001 | £14,184 |
| Violin | 1914 | — | January 2000 | £22,350 |
| Violin | 1920 | — | January 2000 | £8,400 |
| Violin | 1932 | — | January 2000 | £19,550 |
| Violin | 1925 | — | January 1999 | £16,000 |
| Violin | 1948 | — | January 1999 | £6,900 |
| Violin | 1922 | — | January 1999 | £17,000 |
| Cello | 1922 | — | January 1998 | £36,800 |
| Violin | 1920 | — | January 1998 | £34,500 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | January 1998 | £27,600 |
| Violin | 1927 | — | January 1997 | £18,400 |
| Violin | 1910 | — | January 1997 | £20,700 |
| Violin | 1921 | — | January 1996 | £8,625 |
| Cello | 1913 | — | January 1996 | £41,100 |
| Violin | 1926 | — | January 1996 | £14,950 |
| Violin | 1923 | — | January 1996 | £20,700 |
| Violin | 1924 | — | January 1995 | £10,062 |
| Cello | 1928 | — | January 1994 | £23,000 |
| Violin | 1921 | — | January 1994 | £11,500 |
| Violin | 1927 | — | January 1994 | £24,150 |
| Violin | 1920 | — | January 1993 | £14,375 |
| Violin | 1928 | — | January 1992 | £13,200 |
| Violin | 1918 | — | January 1992 | £15,950 |
| Cello | 1924 | — | January 1989 | £9,900 |
| Cello | 1924 | — | January 1988 | £9,350 |
| Cello | 1901 | — | January 1983 | £10,450 |
| Cello | 1921 | — | January 1983 | £7,480 |
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Maker Overview
Life
Giuseppe Pedrazzini (1879-1957) was born in 1879 in Pizzighettone, Cremona, and died in 1957 in Milan, Italy. His father was a cabinet maker. He became a pupil of R. & A. Antoniazzi in violin making in Milan from approximately 1903. Pedrazzini established himself independently from 1906 and was subsequently appointed luthier to the Conservatoire and Opera House in Milan. He was awarded several medals and prizes, notably in Rome in 1920 and in Cremona in 1937.
Characteristics
- Models & Style
- Pedrazzini created very refined Amati and Stradivari modelled instruments, characterized by idiosyncratic and stylish touches.
- Materials & Varnish
- He utilized excellent materials and a distinctive orange to red-brown varnish, noted for its clarity and good texture.
- Instruments
- He produced particularly fine cellos and double basses, and also made guitars.
- Branding
- His instruments were branded internally with inscriptions such as "Giuseppe Pedrazzini / Cremonese / fece a Milano l'Anno 19.." and "Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese / fece in Milano 1945".
- Giuseppe Pedrazzini
Cremonese
fece a Milano l’Anno 19..John Dilworth - Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese
fece in Milano 1945John Dilworth
Influence and legacy
- Teachers: Giuseppe Pedrazzini was a pupil of R. & A. Antoniazzi in violin making in Milan from approximately 1903.
- Influences: He was much influenced by the Antoniazzi family's work.
- Assistants: He was assisted at various times by F. Garimberti, P. Parravicini, and N. Novelli.
- Awards: Pedrazzini received several medals and prizes, notably in Rome in 1920 and in Cremona in 1937.
- Appointments: He held the prestigious appointment of luthier to the Conservatoire and Opera House in Milan.
Further Information
- Workshop Location: Giuseppe Pedrazzini established his independent workshop in Milan from 1906.
- Internal Branding: Instruments were branded internally with specific texts including "Giuseppe Pedrazzini / Cremonese / fece a Milano l'Anno 19.." and "Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese / fece in Milano 1945".
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
PEDRAZZINI, Giuseppe Born 1879 Pizzighettone, Cremona, died 1957 Milan Italy. Son of a cabinet maker. Pupil of R. & A. Antoniazzi in violin making in Milan from c.1903. Established independently from 1906. Appointed luthier to the Conservatoire and Opera House in Milan. Awarded several medals and prizes, notably in Rome 1920 and in Cremona 1937. Much influenced by the Antoniazzi. Assisted at various times by F. Garimberti, P. Parravicini, and N. Novelli. Made very refined Amati and Stradivari modelled instruments with idiosyncratic and stylish touches. Excellent materials and orange to red-brown varnish of clarity and good texture. Particularly fine cellos and double basses: also made guitars. Branded internally. Giuseppe Pedrazzini / Cremonese / fece a Milano l’Anno 19.. Giuseppe Pedrazzini Cremonese / fece in Milano 1945
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