Spirito Sorsana

Violin maker
(ﬂ. 1720 – 1740)

Spirito Sorsana was probably a pupil of Giofreddo Cappa, as his workmanship and style were closely related. His violins featured low, flat arching across the breast, distinctive purfling with long splits in the white center, and soundholes that were set low and widely spaced, lightly fluted in the lower wings. The scroll was broad across the second turn, with a deeply scribed center line around the ...Read More peg box. One known cello had ribs let into a channel on the inner edge of the back, reminiscent of earlier Piedmont and Flemish work, although this was not typical for his violins. His varnish was thin and orange-brown, noted for its fineness and delicacy. Sorsana's original labels date from the mid-1720s to the mid-1730s, and his name was widely used in 19th-century commercial work. Historical sources indicate a Sorzana family in Turin, which may explain similarities between Sorsana's work and that of Giovanni Francesco Celoniato. Read Less

Price History

- The auction record for this maker is $156,000 in May 2006, for a violin.
- 23 auction price results.

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