Antal Schwerer
1855–1895
Pupil of W. J. Schunda in Budapest. Established independently there from 1877. Good Guarneri-derived model with short corners and golden orange-brown varnish. Example illustrated by Benedek has inlaid monograms on the back and decoratively carved chin to the pegbox. Manuscript label: Schwerer Antal \u{2026} — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
SCHWERER, Antal Born 1855 Filipová, died 1895 Pécs Hungary. Pupil of W. J. Schunda in Budapest. Established independently there from 1877. Good Guarneri-derived model with short corners and golden orange-brown varnish. Example illustrated by Benedek has inlaid monograms on the back and decoratively carved chin to the pegbox. Manuscript label: Schwerer Antal / vonó hangsz. Készö Filipován / 1878 [Benedek]
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Schüler von W. J. Schunda; ein talentvoller Geigenmacher, der leider kaum 40 Jahre alt starb.
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