Spirito SORSANO
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£41,508
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.7 cm Cuneo, 1720 c. | Thu 1st April 2010 | £23,782 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Cunei, 1725 c. | Sun 1st March 2009 | £32,816 |
| Violin | Coni, 1720 c. | Thu 1st December 2005 | £41,508 |
| Violin | 1725 | Tue 1st May 2001 | £31,206 |
| Violin | 1725 | Mon 1st June 1998 | £37,030 |
| Violin | 1725 | Tue 1st November 1994 | £23,149 |
| Violin | 1733 | Fri 1st June 1990 | £34,100 |
| Violin | 1725 c. | Thu 1st June 1989 | £16,500 |
| Violin | 17-- | Wed 1st June 1988 | £26,400 |
| Violin | 1726 | Sat 1st March 1986 | £6,600 |
| Violin | 1737 | Tue 1st June 1982 | £9,090 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
SORSANO, Spirito Worked circa. 1714-1736 Cuneo Italy. Probably a pupil of Giofreddo Cappa. Workmanship and style very closely related. Arching low and very flat across the breast. Distinctive purfling showing long splits in the white centre. Soundholes set low and widely spaced, lightly fluted in the lower wings. Scroll very broad across the second turn, with a deeply scribed centre line around the peg box. One cello known with the ribs let into a channel on the inner edge of the back (as in earlier Piedmont and Flemish work) although this is not usual in Sorsana’s violins. Thin orange-brown varnish; very fine and delicate. Name liberally used in 19th century commercial work. Spiritus Sorsano / fecit Cunei 1736
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