Carlo Antonio Testore
Violin maker
(1693 – c. 1765)
Carlo Antonio Testore was the eldest of Carlo Giuseppe's sons, and his instruments still show the mark of Grancino visible in his father's work. In general Carlo Antonio's work appears hasty and less distinguished, often with false purfling on the back and flat-backed pegboxes. This lack of refinement in execution may have resulted from the somewhat premature death of his father, which left Carlo Antonio and his 16-year-old brother Paolo in charge of the business. Carlo Antonio's son Giovanni assisted him towards the end of his career.
Price History
- The auction record for this maker is $284,800 in May 2011, for a viola.
- 150 auction price results.
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Testore family tree
Instruments
Violin -
1718
Milan
Violin -
1720
Milan
Violin -
1721
Milan
Violin -
1724
Milan
Violin -
1725
Milan
Violin -
c. 1725
Milan
Violin -
1727
Milan
Violin -
c. 1730
Milan
Violin -
1730
Milan
Violin -
1730
Milan
Violin -
1730
Milan
Violin -
c. 1730
Milan
Violin -
1731
Milan
Violin -
1734
Milan
Violin -
1734
Milan
Violin -
c. 1735
Milan
Violin -
1735
Milan
Violin -
1735
Milan
Violin -
1735
Milan
Violin -
1735
Milan
Violin -
1736
Milan
Violin -
1736
Milan
Violin -
1737
Milan
Violin -
1737
Milan
Violin -
1738
Milan
Violin -
1739
Milan
Violin -
1739
Milan
Violin -
c. 1740
Milan
Violin -
1740
Milan
Violin -
1740
Milan
Violin -
1740
Milan
Violin -
1741
Milan
Violin -
1741
Milan
Violin -
1742
Milan
Violin -
1742
Milan
Violin -
1743
Milan
Violin -
1743
Milan
Violin -
c. 1745
Milan
Violin -
1745
Milan
Violin -
c. 1750
Milan
Violin -
1750
Milan
Violin -
1750
Milan
Violin -
1751
Milan
Violin -
1753
Milan
Violin -
1755
Milan
Violin -
c. 1755
Milan
Violin -
1756
Milan
Violin -
1756
Milan
Violin -
1758
Milan
Violin -
1760
Milan
Violin -
1760
Milan
Violin -
1763
Milan
Violin -
1764
Milan
Violin -
1764
Milan
Violin -
1764
Milan
Violin -
1768
Milan
Violin -
No Date
Milan
Violin -
No Date
Milan
Violin -
No Date
Milan
Violin -
No Date
Milan
Violin -
No Date
Milan
Violin -
No Date
Milan
Viola -
1740
Milan
Viola -
1740
Milan
Viola -
1740
Milan
Viola -
1744
Milan
Viola -
1752
Milan
Viola -
1760
Milan
Viola -
1766
Milan
Small Violin -
1741
Milan
Cello -
1725
Milan
Cello -
c. 1740
Milan
Cello -
1740
Milan
Cello -
1766
Milan
Cello -
No Date
Milan
