Carlo Pizzamiglio
Sesto Cremonese, Sesto ed Uniti, 1914–1992
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | Labelled Carlo Pizzamiglio Cortetano Sesto Crem. - Italy Fece anno 1984 P/C, signed to the label Lot 49 | Tarisio | May 2025 | £3,477est. € 5.000-8.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Carlo Pizzamiglio Cortetano Sesto Crem - Italy Fece anno 1984 P/C, signed to the label Lot 83 | Tarisio | March 2023 | £2,984est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | Sesto Cremonese, 1979 | — | October 2004 | £1,909 |
| Violin | Sesto Cremonese, 1944 'Prison camp' | — | October 2004 | £509 |
| Violin | 1944 | — | October 2003 | £589 |
| Violin | 1976 | — | May 2000 | £3,190 |
| Violin | 1983 | — | June 1984 | £815 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
PIZZAMIGLIO, Carlo Born 1914 Sesto ed Uniti, died 1992 Cortetano Italy. Trained as a cabinetmaker. Self-taught violin maker from 1932. Made some 40 instruments with improvised tools and materials while a prisoner of war in Egypt 1941-1945. Subsequently established in Cortetano. Personal model. Spirit varnish. Carlo Pizzamiglio / Sesto Cremonese – Italy / Fece anno 1979 Carlo Pizzamiglio/ Cortetano – Cremona – / fece in Italia – l’anno 1949 Carlo Pizzamiglio / Sesto ed Uniti / Cremona Italia – Fece in Egitto / l’anno 1942. Campo 309. P.O.W.
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