Giovanni TONONI

Highest auction price achieved
£ 157381.00

By Cecie Stainer

Son of Felice. Worked in Bologna till about 1705. Very few instruments of his are to be found; he followed, and at the same time enlarged the pattern of Nicola Amati; his work is superior to that of his father. His violins are slightly arched and have varnish of a beautiful yellow colour; the tone is very fine. A violoncello had the following label: " Joannes de Tononis fecit Bononiae in Platea Paviglionis, anno 17—." Other labels are "Joannes Tononus fecit Bononiae in Platea Pavaglionis, anno Domini, 1690," and " Joannes de Tononis fecit Bononiae, anno 17—."

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Cello 77.3 cm Bologna, 1680 c. Tue 1st November 11 £ 157381.00
Viola 41.1 cm Bologna, 1700 c. (later ribs, head probably later) [Attributed to] Sat 1st March 08 £ 86450.00
Violin 35.6 cm Bologna, 1690 c. (the head probably by "G.B. Rogeri") Sat 1st March 08 £ 43700.00
Violin 35.1 cm (soundholes altered) Mon 1st October 07 £ 27130.00
Violin 33.7 cm Bologna, 1700 c. (scroll later) Tue 1st May 07 £ 10016.00
Violin 34.8 cm Bologna, 1700 c. Wed 1st November 06 £ 26400.00
Violin 35.1 cm Bologna, 1700 c. [Ascribed to] Wed 1st November 06 £ 10800.00
Violin 35.8 cm Bologna, 1696 c. Mon 1st May 06 £ 31883.00
Violin Bologna, 1700 c. Sun 1st May 05 £ 24952.00
Violin Bologna, 1700 c. Mon 1st November 04 £ 42000.00
Violin Bologna [Attributed to "Matteo Goffriller"] Mon 1st March 04 £ 35850.00
Violin 1696 Thu 1st November 01 £ 37518.00
Violin 1704 Sun 1st October 95 £ 27600.00
Violin 1690 c. Fri 1st November 91 £ 31900.00
Violin 35.3 cm Bologna, 1700 c. (top possibly later) [Probably by] Mon 1st June 09 £ 4800.00
Violin 1700 c. Fri 1st April 83 £ 2420.00

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