Gaetano Gadda

Highest auction price achieved
£ 35559.00

By John Dilworth

GADDA, Gaetano Born 1900 Sorga, Verona, died 1956 Mantua Italy. Pupil and assistant of S. Scarampella in Mantua from 1919, his successor following his death in 1925. Important and influential maker of the 20th century Italian school. Prolific production, working on Scarampella’s patterns (these often relabelled and sold as genuine Scarampellas). Also used Stradivari, Guarneri, and Amati models. Balestrieri model for cellos. Fine golden-orange or red clear varnish. Some branded on back button ‘GG’. Gaetano Gadda di Mantova / premiato con Medaglia d'Oro / Allievo di Stefano Scarampella / Fece in Mantova. anno 1925

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.7 cm [Probably "Gadda" workshop] [Ascribed to] Tue 1st November 11 £ 24434.00
Violin 35.7 cm Mantua [Workshop of] Sun 1st July 07 £ 3925.00
Cello Bow 74.8 cm Mantura, mid-20th C. Sat 1st July 06 £ 7200.00
Violin 35.6 cm Mantua, mid-20th C. Sat 1st July 06 £ 4560.00
Violin Mantua, c. 1960 [Workshop] Mon 1st March 04 £ 4560.00
Violin 35.8 cm 1930 c. [Ascribed to & possibly by] Fri 1st October 10 £ 9013.00
Violin 35.7 cm Mantova, 1927 Thu 1st October 09 £ 21600.00
Violin 35.7 cm Mantua, 1930 c. Thu 1st October 09 £ 12000.00
Violin 35.8 cm Mantua, 1930 c. Fri 1st May 09 £ 19410.00
Violin 35.7 cm Mantova, 1928 c. Wed 1st April 09 £ 35559.00
Violin 35.6 cm [Ascribed to] Sun 1st March 09 £ 10530.00
Violin 35.7 cm Mantua, 1951 [Showing collaboration with son "Mario"] Wed 1st October 08 £ 21692.00
Violin 35.7 cm Mantua, mid-20th C. [Probably by] Sat 1st March 08 £ 10625.00
Violin 35.6 cm Mantua, mid-20th C. [Probably by] Sat 1st March 08 £ 11250.00
Violin 35.7 cm 1920 c. Wed 1st November 06 £ 20496.00
Violin 35.7 cm 1935 c. [Attributed to] Sun 1st October 06 £ 11034.00
Violin 35.6 cm Mantua, 1925 c. Mon 1st May 06 £ 19928.00
Cello Mantua, 1934 Tue 1st November 05 £ 7895.00
Cello Mantua, 1935 Tue 1st November 05 £ 7895.00
Violin Mantua, 1940 c. Tue 1st November 05 £ 6316.00
Cello Mantua, 1934 Sun 1st May 05 £ 14531.00
Violin Mantua, 1951 Sun 1st May 05 £ 11705.00
Violin Mantua, 1958 Sun 1st May 05 £ 8073.00
Violin Mantua, 1950 c. Sun 1st May 05 £ 7937.00
Viola 41.9 cm Mantua, 1941 Fri 1st April 05 £ 11279.00
Violin Mantua, 1930 c. Fri 1st April 05 £ 25064.00
Cello Mantua, 1932 Sat 1st May 04 £ 25861.00
Violin 1932 Thu 1st May 03 £ 14720.00
Viola 1919 Sat 1st March 03 £ 13200.00
Violin 1945 Sat 1st June 02 £ 18872.00
Violin 1950 Sat 1st June 02 £ 18117.00
Violin 1925 Thu 1st November 01 £ 11750.00
Violin 1935 c. Sat 1st May 99 £ 6684.00
Cello 1963 Mon 1st June 98 £ 14530.00
Violin 1932 Sat 1st March 97 £ 9200.00
Violin 1918 Fri 1st March 96 £ 12650.00
Viola 43.2 cm 1926 Wed 1st March 95 £ 9200.00
Violin 19-- Fri 1st June 90 £ 6600.00
Viola 40.8 cm 1953 Thu 1st March 90 £ 2970.00
Violin 1948 Wed 1st November 89 £ 5500.00
Violin 1948 Wed 1st March 89 £ 1760.00
Violin 1943 Tue 1st November 88 £ 3850.00
Violin 1925 Wed 1st June 88 £ 6600.00
Violin 1935 Tue 1st March 88 £ 4620.00
Violin 1920 Tue 1st March 88 £ 3740.00
Violin 1943 Sun 1st November 87 £ 4620.00
Violin 1938 Fri 1st November 85 £ 5060.00
Violin 1930-40 Sat 1st December 84 £ 4622.00
Violin 1940 Mon 1st October 84 £ 4224.00
Violin 1930 Sun 1st January 84 £ 1833.00
Violin 1946 Wed 1st June 83 £ 3214.00
Cello S/E 75.6 g. Mid 20th C. Tue 1st March 11 £ 20400.00

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