Natale Carletti

Highest auction price achieved
£ 26632.00

By John Dilworth

CARLETTI, Natale Born 1904, d. 1979 Pieve di Cento Italy. Son and pupil of Carlo Carletti, above. Cellist; studied in Bologna Conservatoire before starting work with his father in 1918. Succeeding to the business in 1941, assisted by his brother Nullo. Cremonese modelling, based on the Stradivari ‘San Lorenzo’ violin (the pattern adopted by most of the Carlettis), with lemon-yellow to bright red varnish. Highly prolific, with some 200 cellos and 20 double basses to his name, and many different types of stringed instruments. Awarded gold medal in Cremona for a double bass 1949. Natale Carletti fu Carlo Liutaio / Pieve di Cento (Bologna)

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Cello 75.6 cm Pieve Di Cento, 1959 c. finished and sold by "Joseph Settin", New York. Tue 1st November 11 £ 20675.00
Viola Piedve di Cento, 1968 Bass Viola Da Gamba Wed 1st June 11 £ 3120.00
Violin 35.7 cm 1930 c. [Attributed to & possibly by] Wed 1st June 11 £ 7200.00
Cello 75.3 cm Pieve di Cento, 1969 Sun 1st May 11 £ 26632.00
Cello 75.4 cm Pieve di Cento, 1971 Tue 1st March 11 £ 16800.00
Violin 35.6 cm Pieve Di Cento, 1941 [Probably by] Fri 1st October 10 £ 3750.00
Cello 71.4 cm Pieve di Cento, 195 Thu 1st April 10 £ 12275.00
Viola 41.8 cm Pieve Di Cento, 1965 Viola d'amore, with custom db case Thu 1st October 09 £ 2039.00
Cello 76.5 cm Pieve Di Cento, 1950 c. Fri 1st May 09 £ 8540.00
Cello 75.0 cm Pieve Di Cento, 1980 c. Wed 1st October 08 £ 9360.00
Viola 42.1 cm Peive Di Cento, 1941 Sat 1st March 08 £ 5265.00
Cello 74.9 cm Pieve Di Cento, 1950 c. (restorable condition) Sun 1st July 07 £ 6133.00
Cello 75.6 cm Natale Carletti, Pieve Di Cento 1950 c. (restorable condition) Tue 1st May 07 £ 9245.00
Viola 43.6 cm Pieve Di Cento, 1945 Tue 1st May 07 £ 3178.00
Viola 42.1 cm Pieve di Cento, 1941 Sun 1st April 07 £ 2547.00
Viola 42.1 cm Pieve Di Cento, 1950 Sun 1st October 06 £ 1682.00
Violin 35.7 cm Pieve Di Cento, 1958 Sun 1st October 06 £ 5175.00
Violin 35.4 cm Pieve Di Cento, 1939 Sun 1st October 06 £ 4851.00
Cello 74.9 cm 1950 c. Sat 1st July 06 £ 6868.00
Cello 71.5 cm Pieve Di Cento, 1951 Wed 1st February 06 £ 9000.00
Cello Bologna, 1970 Fri 1st July 05 £ 13200.00
Cello 1969 Sun 1st June 03 £ 8333.00
Violin 1977 Thu 1st May 03 £ 5520.00
Bass 1945 Sun 1st December 02 £ 10215.00
Viola 40.9 cm 1973 Fri 1st November 02 £ 5019.00
Cello 1949 Mon 1st May 00 £ 15400.00
Cello 1941 Wed 1st June 94 £ 5750.00
Cello Mon 25th June 18 £ 10620.00

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