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Giovanni VIRZI
VIRZI, Giovanni Born 1886 Palermo, Sicily Italy, died 1970 New York USA. Son and pupil of Rosario Virzi. Emigrated to the USA 1912. Worked in New York with brother Joseph Virzi, below, from 1913. Established on his own 1934. Stradivari, Guarneri, and Amati models. Own golden-orange oil varnish. Over 80 violins and a few violas and cellos completed. Seven different grades offered, the best quality labelled as ‘Virzi Art Model’, the cheaper instruments probably imported ‘trade’ work. Patented the ‘Virzi Tone Producer’ (1922) - a plate fitted to the bass bar of all his subsequent instruments. Diploma awarded at the Rome exposition in 1925.
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Price History
| Type | Title | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 36.0 cm N.Y., 1926, with patented bassbar doohickey | Mon 1st February 10 | £ 654.00 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm [Made for] | Tue 1st May 07 | £ 979.00 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm With the internal Virzi patented bass bar device | Wed 1st February 06 | £ 994.00 |
| Violin | 1924 | Sat 1st October 05 | £ 2376.00 |
| Violin | 1925 | Sat 1st June 02 | £ 528.00 |
| Violin | 1927 | Mon 1st November 93 | £ 223.00 |
| Violin | 1922 | Sun 1st August 93 | £ 1012.00 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm New York, 1941 | Wed 1st December 10 | £ 2850.00 |
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