Sold for:
$20,145
$20,145
Modern Italian Violin, Otello Bignami, Bologna, 1953, bearing the maker's signed label, length of one-piece back 355 mm. Certificate: Horacio Pineiro, New York, September 9, 2008: Gaetano Pollastri, Bologna, September, 1956 Bill of Sale, J.H. Edler, Boston, March 26, 1959 Excellent, no visible cracks. Varnish surface is polished smooth. Signed on the inside back OTELLO BIGNAMI, FECE A BOLOGNA, L ANNO 1953, NO 58. UV scan shows uniform varnish with little wear and no retouch.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-04-25
