Arvil Olaf Anderson
Highest auction price
£901
Auction price history
Type | Details | Sold | Price |
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Viola | 42.3 cm St. Ignatius, 1979 'Tertis' model | Wed 1st February 2006 | £729 |
Viola | 42.3 cm St. Ignatius, 1979 'Tertis' model | Sat 1st May 2004 | £901 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
ANDERSON, Arvil Olaf Born 1907 Emmett, Idaho, d.2001 St. Ignatius, Montana USA. Various professions. Full time violin maker since retirement in 1971. Pupil of Bela Latjay in San Diego. Guarneri model violins, and later Stradivari model violins and cellos. Tertis and Clifford Hoing patterns for violas. American woods, commercial varnish. 200 instruments completed. Also some guitars. Also made 30 bows, branded: AVRIL O ANDERSON. Printed label: A.Olaf Anderson / Luthier / Anno 19… / St Ignatius, MT
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