Gaetano Sgarabotto
Violin maker
(1878 – 1959)
Originally self-taught, Gaetano Sgarabotto moved to Milan in 1901 to work with Riccardo Antoniazzi and later Leandro Bisiach. He returned to Vincenza in 1905 and moved to Parma in 1926, where he eventually ended up for good in 1957 after periods in Vincenza and Brescia.
Much of his work was for Bisiach, and in general it is precise and elegant with some hints of personality. Sgarabotto often used Cremonese models, one in particular after Amati and Stradivari. His most typical varnish is light orange-brown and rather thin, while his antiqued copies bear a thicker varnish of varying colors. The heads, which have a very small second curve in the scroll, are quite recognizable.
Price History
- The auction record for this maker is $138,394 in Oct 2018, for a cello.
- 108 auction price results.
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Sgarabotto family tree
Instruments
Violin -
1899
Vicenza
Violin -
1901
Milan
Violin -
c. 1903
Milan
Violin -
c. 1910
Parma
Violin -
c. 1910
Vicenza
Violin -
c. 1910
Milan
Violin -
c. 1910
Milan
Violin -
1913
Milan
Violin -
1913
Vicenza
Violin -
c. 1915
Milan
Violin -
c. 1920
Milan
Violin -
1920
Milan
Violin -
1921
Vicenza
Violin -
1924
Vicenza
Violin -
1927
Parma
Violin -
1928
Parma
Violin -
1929
Parma
Violin -
1929
Parma
Violin -
c. 1930
Brescia
Violin -
c. 1930
Parma
Violin -
1930
Parma
Violin -
1931
Parma
Violin -
1933
Parma
Violin -
c. 1933
Parma
Violin -
c. 1935-40
Parma
Violin -
1937
Parma
Violin -
c. 1940
Parma
Violin -
1945
Parma
Violin -
1946
Parma
Violin -
1952
Brescia
Violin -
1953
Brescia
Violin -
1954
Brescia
Violin -
No Date
Milan
Violin -
No Date
Brescia
Violin -
No Date
Milan
Violin -
No Date
Milan
Violin -
No Date
Milan
Viola -
c. 1920
Milan
Viola -
1923
Vicenza
the 'Viola Parsifal'
Viola -
c. 1935
Vicenza
Viola -
1937
Parma
Viola -
1939
Parma
Viola -
1949
Brescia
Viola -
1953
Brescia
Cello -
c. 1910
Vicenza
Cello -
c. 1910
Vicenza
Cello -
1928
Parma
Cello -
1930
Parma
Cello -
1957
Parma
