Labeled, "... Scarampella Firenze..."
Rosewood nigra pegs.
LOB: 36.0 cm
The violin retains a generous coat of orange-brown varnish characteristic of Scarampella’s work from this period. Like many of his instruments of these years, it draws strongly on the work of Guarneri del Gesù, a model that has long appealed to musicians both visually and tonally.
The violin bears its original manuscript label, which clearly gives Florence as the place of manufacture. Although Scarampella is not generally associated with working there, his brother Giuseppe Scarampella lived and worked in Florence, which raises the possibility that this violin was in fact made during a period spent there.
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Proforma Certificate: Jason Price, New York, NY (Sep 16 2026)- Dendrochronology report: Peter Ratcliff, London (Sep 2 2026) Dates the latest ring of the bass and treble side as 1902 and 1900, respectively.
- Certificate: Eric Blot, Cremona (Feb 18 2026)
Ending on Oct 1 at
4:31 PM Berlin / 3:31 PM London / 10:31 AM New York
Estimate:
€100,000–150,000
Bidding opens Sep 22, 2026 11:00 AM CEST
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