Renato Scrollavezza
Cremona, Parma, b. 1927
Graduate of the Cremona School of Violin Making. Established in Parma. One of the senior figures in 20th century Italian lutherie. Teacher at the violin schools of Parma and Milan 1975-1983. Withdrew from professional production in 1980 to concentrate on private research. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
12 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled M. Elman Renato Scrollavezza Parma - Fecit anno 1977 N., signed to the label Lot 108 | Tarisio | October 2025 | £24,000est. £ 15,000-22,000 |
| Violin | Labelled A. Bazzini, Renato Scrollavezza, Parma - Fecit anno 1964, No. 71, signed to the label Lot 125 | Tarisio | October 2023 | £36,604est. € 25.000-40.000 |
| Viola | Labelled Selene Renato Scrollavezza Parma - Fecit anno 1967 N.29 Renato Scrollavezza Lot 26 | Tarisio | June 2023 | £21,224est. $ 20,000-30,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Renato Scrollavezza Noceto (Parma) fecit anno 1953 N. 35 Renato Scrollavezza, branded SR Lot 154 | Tarisio | November 2021 | £16,898est. $ 10,000-15,000 |
| Violin | Labelled PERICLE Renato Scrollavezza Parma - Fecit anno 1978, signed to the label Lot 62 | Sunrise | July 2021 | £31,430est. ¥ 4,000-5,000,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's original signed label, inscribed N. 92 V. BELLINI, original fitting Lot 159 | Sunrise | December 2017 | £26,186est. ¥ 3,300-4,000,000 |
| Viola | Labelled Renato Scrollavezza, Parma - Fecit anno 1986, signed to the label Renato Scrollavezza Lot 53 | Tarisio | March 2015 | £14,400est. £ 12,000-18,000 |
| Violin | Labelled A. Dumas, Renato Scrollavezza, Parma fecit anno 1972, 129 Lot 296 | Tarisio | April 2012 | £16,315est. $ 15,000-22,000 |
| Viola | 41.9 cm Parma, 1969 "...'Leda', No. 33..." | — | June 2011 | £15,600 |
| Viola | 42.0 cm Cremona, 1955 | — | May 2011 | £4,370 |
| Viola | 41.7 cm Parma, 1972 #35 | — | November 2005 | £12,237 |
| Violin | 1968 | — | May 2001 | £5,851 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
SCROLLAVEZZA, Renato Born 1927 Castelnuovo Fogliani, Piacenza, Worked from 1955 Parma Italy. Graduate of the Cremona School of Violin Making. Established in Parma. One of the senior figures in 20th century Italian lutherie. Teacher at the violin schools of Parma and Milan 1975-1983. Withdrew from professional production in 1980 to concentrate on private research. Appointed curator of the 1743 ‘Cannone’ Guarneri of Paganini in Genoa 1988-2000. Succeeded by his daughter Elisa (Born 1967). Many prizes awarded: Rome 1956, Ancona 1957 and 1958, Pegli 1960, Ascoli Piceno 1959, Poznan 1962 and 1967, Liège 1963 and 1966, and Cremona 1963 and 1965. Credited with 220 violins, 60 violas, 39 cellos, three double basses, and sundry other historical instruments, as well as one hundred guitars. Fine classically informed work, with varnish of spirit or oil in various appropriate shades.
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