Giovanni Antonio Marchi

Violin maker
(1727 – 1807)

Giovanni Antonio Marchi moved to the city of Bologna around 1745 after the death of his father, a carpenter. He began making violins in 1755, likely as a pupil of Alessandro Fiorini. His workshop was established in 1854 at via Bertiera Scoperto (now 6 via dell'Orso), while he lived nearby at 1682 via Marsala. A respected maker during his lifetime and an informant for Count Cozio di Salabue, few of ...Read More his violins have survived. He is likely best known for his Manuscript on Violin Making (1786), which is one of the earliest reliable treatises on the craft. His work featured precision and a well-finished style, utilizing a personal model with full arching of medium height, rather stiff slanting soundholes, and a durable golden-yellow or orange varnish. The scroll was very well cut and accurately concentric. Read Less

Price History

- The auction record for this maker is $54,595 in Nov 1997, for a violin.
- 14 auction price results.

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