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Raffaello Ronchini

1827–1898

Violin and bow maker. Stradivari-derived model. Coarse finish. Yellow-brown varnish. Rafaele Ronchini, Fece / in Fano, Nummero 4 / del 1851 — John Dilworth
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A violin by Raffaele Ronchini, Fano, 1880 — front
Violin by Raffaello Ronchini. Sold by Amati — from the archive.

Instruments

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£8,436

2 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinBearing the maker's label, table and back restorations, in excellent and playing condition Lot 75—June 2025£8,436est. € 9.000-12.000
ViolinA violin by Raffaele Ronchini, Fano, 1880 Lot 109AmatiJanuary 2021£5,688est. £ 5,000-6,000

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

RONCHINI, Raffaello Born 1827, died 1898 Fano Italy. Violin and bow maker. Stradivari-derived model. Coarse finish. Yellow-brown varnish. Rafaele Ronchini, Fece / in Fano, Nummero 4 / del 1851

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Ein Geigen- und Bogenmacher des 19. Jahrhunderts, der hauptsächlich als Reparateur einen gewissen Ruf besass.

Karel Jalovec+

Fano. 1851. Worked on the patterns of Stradivari and C. G. Testore. Good wood, brown-yellow varnish. He was a very good hand at repairing.

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