Enrico Politi

Highest auction price achieved
£ 19410.00

By John Dilworth

POLITI, Enrico Born 1885 Rome, died 1979 Turin Italy. Son, pupil, and assistant of Eugenio Politi, below. After the death of his father in 1909 worked with his brother Fernando before moving to Turin. Prolific maker. Personal model based on classical proportions with transparent orange-red varnish. Completed over 400 violins, 30 violas, and 40 cellos. Juror at several international meetings and competitions. Enrico Politi / fece / Roma - anno 1923

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.7 cm Politi, 1920 c. [Possibly workshop of] Wed 1st June 11 £ 3000.00
Violin 35.7 cm Rome, 1928 Fri 1st October 10 £ 13519.00
Violin 35.2 cm Rome, 1930 c. Fri 1st October 10 £ 13519.00
Violin 35.9 cm Rome, 1949 Mon 1st June 09 £ 10372.00
Violin 35.6 cm Rome, 1928 Fri 1st May 09 £ 19410.00
Violin 35.7 cm Rome, 1935 c. Sat 1st March 08 £ 11700.00
Viola 44.4 cm Probably Italian 20th C. [Attributed to] Mon 1st October 07 £ 2569.00
Violin Rome, 1946 Tue 1st November 05 £ 3618.00
Violin Rome, 1920 c. [Probably by] Tue 1st November 05 £ 3216.00
Violin Rome, 1927 Fri 1st April 05 £ 8772.00
Violin Rome, 1912 Sat 1st May 04 £ 5469.00
Violin 1912 Tue 1st October 02 £ 4354.00
Violin 1912 Tue 1st May 01 £ 5461.00
Violin 1925 Mon 1st May 00 £ 10267.00
Violin 1926 Tue 1st November 94 £ 9200.00
Cello 1907 Wed 1st June 94 £ 14950.00
Viola 41.3 cm 1903 Wed 1st April 87 £ 5280.00
Violin 1945 Thu 1st May 80 £ 770.00
Violin 1945 Sat 1st March 80 £ 756.00
Viola 41.4 cm 1945 Sat 1st March 80 £ 2269.00
Violin 1960 Tue 1st November 94 £ 4600.00
Violin 1956 Tue 1st March 94 £ 11500.00

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