Vincenzo (II) Postiglione
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£84,000
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 3/4 size violin, labelled N. 14 Vincentius Postiglione me fecit Neap: 1910 | October 2024 | £6,840 |
| Cello | March 2012 | £55,250 | |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Late 19th C. [Ascribed to] | October 2011 | £20,000 |
| Cello | 74.5 cm Naples, 1880 n°18 | October 2011 | £84,000 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Naples, 1885 c. [Ascribed to & probably by] | February 2011 | £6,309 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Naples, 1892 | October 2010 | £78,861 |
| Viola | 41.5 cm Early 20th C. [Attributed to] | April 2010 | £11,784 |
| Violin | Naples, 1910 c. | April 2010 | £18,412 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Naples, 1890 c. | March 2010 | £24,000 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm [Attributed to] | October 2009 | £4,078 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Naples, 1885 | October 2009 | £36,050 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Naples, 1896 | May 2009 | £29,115 |
| Violin | 26.0 cm Naples, 1855, Child's size | November 2008 | £2,668 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Naples, 1896 [Workshop] | October 2008 | £18,084 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Naples, 1885 [Workshop] | May 2008 | £12,572 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm [Attributed to] | October 2007 | £3,998 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Naples, 1900 c. | October 2007 | £14,651 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Naples, 1887 | May 2007 | £18,722 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm Naples, 1900 c. [Workshop] | May 2007 | £11,783 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Naples, 1880 c. | November 2006 | £31,577 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Naples, 1900 c. [Workshop] | October 2006 | £17,682 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm [Attributed to] | May 2006 | £5,825 |
| Violin | Probably Naples, late-19th C. [Possibly by] | November 2005 | £7,200 |
| Cello | [Workshop] | October 2005 | £11,135 |
| Violin | Naples, 1898 | May 2005 | £21,600 |
| Violin | 1899 | October 2003 | £20,355 |
| Violin | 1906 | July 2003 | £12,600 |
| Violin | 1881 | June 2002 | £28,685 |
| Violin | 1875 c. | November 2001 | £19,947 |
| Violin | 1890 | June 2001 | £17,825 |
| Violin | 1893 | November 1999 | £19,550 |
| Violin | 1907 | May 1999 | £6,332 |
| Violin | 1879 | March 1998 | £25,875 |
| Violin | 1890 c. | February 1998 | £13,855 |
| Violin | 1908 | November 1997 | £12,929 |
| Cello | 1885 | March 1997 | £48,300 |
| Violin | 1899 | May 1995 | £22,281 |
| Violin | 1911 | May 1995 | £17,969 |
| Violin | 1894 | March 1995 | £33,350 |
| Violin | 1902 | November 1994 | £4,481 |
| Violin | 1859 | November 1994 | £7,820 |
| Cello | 1895 | March 1988 | £10,450 |
| Cello | 1899 | June 1983 | £14,286 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
POSTIGLIONE, Vincenzo (II) Born 1835, died 1916 Naples Italy. Presumed son and pupil of Vincenzo Postiglione (I), above. Apprenticed to Vincenzo Jorio 1847-1852. Established independently in Naples from 1855. His shop was continued by his sons from 1910. One of the leading Italian makers of the period. Convincing copies of Nicolas Gagliano with appropriate varnish. Guarneri models with darker red-brown varnish. Stradivari and Guadagnini models also encountered. Credited with 278 violins, 60 violas, 115 cellos, 29 double basses, nine viola d’amores, and 14 viols. Some branded on the back button: ‘P’ Vincentius Postiglione / me fecit Neapoli Anno 18..
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