Lot 149A Viola, Tyrol, circa 1780

Labelled: Francesco Goffriller fece in Udine l'anno 1776

This was the main viola of Maestro Ferraguzzi (1915-1981), teacher of violin and viola at the conservatories of Bolzano, Venice and Milan. He was also a violist with the Teatro alla Scala in the years 1975-76. He authored the didactic publication entitled ‘Introduzione Teorico Pratica allo studio del quartetto d'archi e della musica da camera’.