Antonio SGARBI

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£18,209

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	35.6 cm Palermo, 1934	May 2011	£18,209
Violin	Rome, 1900	March 2011	£13,750
Cello	76.5 cm 1900 c. [Attributed to]	April 2010	£9,427
Cello Bow	S/E 87.0 g.	October 2009	£519
Violin	35.9 cm [Ascribed to & possibly by]	May 2009	£6,211
Cello Bow	S/E 78.2 g.	March 2009	£1,178
Viola	41.9 cm Italy, Early 20Th... [Attributed to]	October 2007	£6,250
Violin	35.4 cm Rome, 1900	June 2007	£16,834
Violin Bow	S/E 62 g.	December 2002	£908
Violin	1900	December 2000	£3,848
Violin	1904	November 1996	£9,200
Violin	1891	March 1994	£1,840
Violin	1896	March 1980	£2,377

Biographies

John Dilworth Willibald Leo Lütgendorff Karel Jalovec

John Dilworth

SGARBI, Antonio Born 1866 Finale Emilia, died 1938 Rome Italy. Son and pupil of Giuseppe Sgarbi, below. Moved with family to Rome in 1878 and succeeded to his father’s workshop in 1890. Appointed luthier to the Bellini Consevatoire in Palermo 1905-1911. Later worked briefly in Modena, then returned to Rome, later working as Sgarbi and Sons. Very loose, often graceless work, but well finished and with a polished golden-orange or yellow varnish. Good effective low archings. Antonius Sgarbi Domo / Finalio in Aemilia / Fecit Romae An. 19.. A.M.S. Antonio Sgarbi da Finale-Emilia / fece in Roma anno 1896 A+S