Lorenzo Bellafontana

Highest auction price achieved
£ 14340.00

By John Dilworth

BELLAFONTANA, Lorenzo Born 1906, died 1979 Genoa Italy. Violinist. Studied violin making with Oreste Candi. Established independently from 1935 in Pegli, Genoa, later moving to 8/9 via Davide Chiossone in the city itself. This was bombed in the Second World War and in 1945 he opened a new workshop at 8/10 Piazza Paolo da Novi, moving again to via Paolo Giacometti, and finally at 10/2 Corso Torino. Appointed curator of Paganini’s 1743 Guarneri del Gesù ‘Cannone’ violin in 1967. Early work in the style of Candi, made in an external mould with linings in one piece across the corner blocks. His best more classically informed work comes from the period 1945-1950. Medals at various exhibitions

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.7 cm Genoa, 1976 Thu 1st April 10 £ 8439.00
Violin 35.7 cm Genoa, 1976 Wed 1st April 09 £ 7620.00
Violin 35.6 cm Gènes, 1966 Sun 1st June 08 £ 6963.00
Violin 35.4 cm Genoa, 1967 Sat 1st March 08 £ 6435.00
Violin 35.7 cm Genoa, 1956 Wed 1st November 06 £ 11400.00
Bass Bow 156.5 g. Mon 1st May 06 £ 613.00
Violin Sun 1st May 05 £ 5040.00
Violin Genoa, 1959 [Attributed to] Mon 1st November 04 £ 14340.00
Violin 1959 Sat 1st June 02 £ 10568.00
Viola 41.7 cm 1937 Fri 1st December 00 £ 1733.00
Violin 1976 Sun 1st March 98 £ 4830.00
Violin 1979 Sun 1st June 97 £ 3680.00
Violin 1967 Mon 1st November 93 £ 5980.00
Violin 1934 Mon 1st March 93 £ 6900.00
Violin 1976 Sun 1st October 89 £ 1595.00

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