Luigi ROVATTI
Highest auction price
£8,804
Auction price history
Type | Details | Sold | Price |
---|---|---|---|
Violin | 35.6 cm Buenos Aires, 1929 | Sat 1st October 2011 | £6,000 |
Violin | 35.5 cm 20th C. [Ascribed to] | Thu 1st October 2009 | £2,595 |
Violin | 35.6 cm Buenos Aires, 1905 | Wed 1st October 2008 | £8,804 |
Viola | 39.9 cm Buenos Aires, 1900 c. | Sun 1st October 2006 | £1,693 |
Violin | 1927 | Tue 1st May 2001 | £8,042 |
Violin | 1912 | Thu 1st March 2001 | £2,820 |
Violin | 1912 | Mon 1st November 1999 | £3,220 |
Violin | 1925 | Fri 1st October 1982 | £647 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
ROVATTI, Luigi. Born 1861 Genoa Italy, died 1931 Buenos Aires Argentina Pupil of Giuseppe and Enrico Rocca. Established in Buenos Aires from 1885. Prolific maker: 1,000 instruments including violins, violas, cellos, and guitars. Generally good work on the Rocca model. After 1900 branded: ‘Luigi Rovatti Fabricanti’. Printed label: Luigi Rovatti / Fece in Buenos Aires
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