Raffaele TRAPANI

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	36.3 cm Naples, 1820 c.	March 2010	£14,400
Violin	1815	November 2001	£8,800
Violin	1830	March 1999	£21,850
Violin	1830 c.	March 1993	£18,700

John Dilworth

TRAPANI, Raffaele Born 1780, died 1840 Naples Italy. Very finely finished craftsmanship on very distinctive personal model. Large form. Full arch of medium height inspired by Maggini. Excellently applied clear varnish of golden-brown to orange-red colour. Broad edges with deeply sunk channel and neat purfling. The edge of the back turns inward at the top button forming a small raised triangular platform. The scroll is neatly and concentrically turned, with an extended final curl behind the small eye. There is no conventional throat; the pegbox arrives abruptly at the front of the volute. The flutings of the pegbox are cut almost square, with a flat-bottomed channel turning sharply up to a flat chamfer at the edges. Often used very finely flamed maple. Rather stiff widely-spaced soundholes, sometimes with the wings not separated from the upper and lower edges. Most of these characteristics seem to be a result of a conscious effort to strengthen weak and vulnerable areas in classical violin models. Vannes describes him as an engineer. His work certainly stands outside of the mainstream Neapolitan school. Raffaele Trapani / Napoli 1815 No.8.

Cecie Stainer

A maker in Naples about 1810. His workmanship is good and original in character; his violins are on a large pattern, with prominent edges, and heavy purfling ; the scroll is heavy and of the Brescian type ; the varnish is rather thick and of a red-brown colour. Label ; ” Raffaele Trapani, Napoli, No. —.”

George Hart

Large pattern ; flat model; purfling deeply laid ; edges sharp ; scroll heavy.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

Er suchte nach einem neuen Modell, ohne dass es ihm gelungen wäre, etwas Besseres als seine Vorgänger zu finden. Die F-Löcher, die er spitz verlaufen lässt, sind geradezu hässlich. Die Arbeit ist im Übrigen gut, das Patron gross, mit stark hervortretenden Ecken und guter Einlage. Der Lack ist ziemlich dick und von rothbrauner Farbe. Die Schnecke erinnert an die Brescianer Schule. Eine genauere Beschreibung einer Geige von ihm ist bei Vidal zu finden.

Henri Poidras

Careless work. The thick red varnish lends an aspect to this individual make ot a large model with sound holes entirely lacking grace.

Karel Jalovec

Naples, 1800, 1826. He worked skilfully in the fashion of the Brescian school, built instruments of flat arching, strong edges, tapering sound-holes of unseemly cut. He used a red or red-brown varnish. Best are his ‘cellos. Price 12.000 Kc.

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£21,850

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John Dilworth

Cecie Stainer

George Hart

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

Henri Poidras

Karel Jalovec

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