Ferruccio Varagnolo
Milan, Venice, 1880–1916
Pupil of L. Bisiach in Milan. Later worked in Paris. Rather inconsistent work on classical models. Fine materials and dark red varnish. High arch with deep edge channelling. Scroll not concentric. Vannes, however, considers him ‘un véritable artiste’. Died in an asylum. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
18 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Pictured in The Modern Italian Violin Makers by Dmitry Gindin; labelled Varagnolo Ferruccio ... Lot 86 | Tarisio | October 2024 | £16,800est. £ 15,000-22,000 |
| Rosenberg collection, labelled Varagnolo Ferruccio fece in Venezia anno 1912 Lot 195 | — | June 2023 | £45,600est. £ 12,000-18,000 | |
| Labelled Varagnolo Ferruccio Veneziano, fece in Milano anno 1911 Lot 27 | — | March 2022 | £22,800est. £ 14,000-18,000 | |
| Labelled Varagnolo Ferruccio, Vicentina fece Padua 1916 Lot 172 | — | October 2017 | £14,400est. £ 8,000-12,000 | |
| Labelled Varagnolo Ferruccius, fecit in Venetus anno dom 1909 Lot 179 | — | October 2016 | £14,160est. £ 14,000-18,000 | |
| Bearing an original label Varagnolo Ferruccio ... 1916 Lot 229 | — | March 2015 | £8,400est. £ 7,000-10,000 | |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Milan, 1904 | — | June 2011 | £14,400 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Milan, 1916 | — | May 2011 | £14,567 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Milan, 1911 | — | October 2010 | £16,800 |
| Viola | 42.0 cm Milan, 1913 | — | June 2010 | £15,600 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Milan, 1916 Attributed to & possibly by | — | May 2009 | £5,435 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Milan, 1907 | — | October 2008 | £20,000 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Venice, Early 20Th Century | — | May 2007 | £7,489 |
| Violin | Milan, 1907 | — | November 2004 | £8,400 |
| Violin | 1917 | — | June 2003 | £5,369 |
| Viola | 42.1 cm 1916 | — | November 1988 | £7,040 |
| Violin | 1910 | — | July 1985 | £2,530 |
| Viola | 1903 | — | April 1982 | £2,310 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
VARAGNOLO, Ferruccio Born 1880 Ogna, Padua Italy, died 1916 Paris France. Pupil of L. Bisiach in Milan. Later worked in Paris. Rather inconsistent work on classical models. Fine materials and dark red varnish. High arch with deep edge channelling. Scroll not concentric. Vannes, however, considers him ‘un véritable artiste’. Died in an asylum. Varagnolo Ferruccio Veneziano / alunno di Leandro Bisiach / fece in Milano anno 19..
Karel Jalovec+
Venice 1885—1916, perhaps a pupil of Leandro Bisiach in Milan, settled later in Paris where he made repairs and copied the Cremonese classics.
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