Riccardo Genovese was an Italian stringed instrument maker active in the early twentieth century. He worked in at least two locations: Lecco and Montiglio. Documented instruments from his hand include a viola dated 1927 bearing dual signatures—both label and rib inscription—from Lecco [1], and a violin dated 1926 labelled from Montiglio [2]. The consistency of his maker's mark across these examples, combined with the geographic proximity of these Lombard towns, suggests a single maker operating across a limited regional area during the mid-to-late 1920s.
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