CANDI, CESARE
Born at Bologna, 1869. Pupil of Fiorini. Worked at Genoa in an old house, weathered by time, on the old square of Sarzana almost on the hill of Carignano, where the city appears clad in a beautiful silver-grey through the blue of the sea and the harsh bareness of the mountains.
Died 1947.
Instruments of high rank, greatly admired by Italians. Charming outline, nice sloping ‘shoulders’, enhanced by lovely edging. Particularly elegant scroll with beautiful circling to the non-aggressive ‘boss’. Magnificently delicate purfling, and long but well posed sound-holes. Rich, transparent, and warm shade of varnish. Captivating tone, round, full, sunny and penetrating. All specimens made from a massive beam that once supported an elegant vault of a sixteenth century church. Also produced highly decorated violins of new design which appealed more to ardent collectors of art-treasures than to professional violinists. Innovated undulating shoulders and no upper corners - singular but interesting. Beautiful complex ebony purfling, with foliagated arabesques done in pearl on the inner side - also on the ribs. Scroll embellished by delightful carving, adorned with leaf work, accompanied in the delicate curves by an effusion of pearl, further enhanced by ebony bordering. Lavish decorations on the sides of the peg-box, also on the pegs. Similar treatment at the end of the fingerboard, and on the button at the back, under which is a large unique design. Bridge of dark maple worked in tortoise shell. Ebony tail piece with an ivory design symbolic of a mask. The whole constituting a miracle of inlaid work. The bow also superbly decorated on the sides of the head and saddle.
------------------------------------
Cesare Candi
Fece in Genova l’anno 1923
------------------------------------
(Elaborately scrolled with a design of a violin and bow)
Constructed 320 violins, 30 violas, 25 ’cellos, 100 guitars, 29 lutes, 100 mandolines, and a large number of bows.
CANDI, CESARE
CANDI, CESARE
Born at Bologna, 1869. Pupil of Fiorini. Worked at Genoa in an old house, weathered by time, on the old square of Sarzana almost on the hill of Carignano, where the city appears clad in a beautiful silver-grey through the blue of the sea and the harsh bareness of the mountains.
Died 1947.
Instruments of high rank, greatly admired by Italians. Charming outline, nice sloping ‘shoulders’, enhanced by lovely edging. Particularly ...
Candi,Cesare
