Giuseppe Calace

Highest auction price achieved
£ 2659.00

By John Dilworth

CALACE, Giuseppe Born 1899, died 1968 Naples Italy. Son and pupil of Raffaele Calace (I), below. Virtuoso mandolinist with the Calace sextet. From 1919 onward made violin family instruments very successfully alongside guitars and mandolins. The violins are on Stradivari or Gagliano models of varying qualities, from sprit-varnished trade instruments to better oil-varnished examples. Twenty gold and other medals gained at various exhibitions. Guiseppe Calace fu Raffaele / fece in Napoli nel 1949

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.7 cm Naples, 1960 c. Mon 1st May 06 £ 1533.00
Violin 1937 Mon 1st May 95 £ 2659.00
Viola 40.0 cm 1935 Sun 1st May 88 £ 2200.00
Violin 1936 Mon 1st July 85 £ 990.00

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