Newton School
Carlton F. Stanley
Newton, d. 1948
STANLEY, Carlton F. died 1948 Newton, Massachusetts USA. Pupil and assistant of his uncle Freelan Oscar, below, from 1924. Previously worked in Estes Park and Denver, Colorado. Stradivari, Guarneri, and some Guadagnini models. Credited with over 600 violins, violas, and cellos, most sold through Wur\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
6 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1946 | — | December 2009 | £1,693 |
| Viola | 40.6 cm Newton, 1947 | — | May 2008 | £2,247 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm "adjusted & varnished by Rudolph Wurlitzer.." | — | May 2008 | £482 |
| Violin | 1938 | — | October 2003 | £294 |
| Violin | 1931 | — | October 2000 | £1,450 |
| Violin | 1929 | — | May 1998 | £1,129 |
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John Dilworth+
STANLEY, Carlton F. died 1948 Newton, Massachusetts USA. Pupil and assistant of his uncle Freelan Oscar, below, from 1924. Previously worked in Estes Park and Denver, Colorado. Stradivari, Guarneri, and some Guadagnini models. Credited with over 600 violins, violas, and cellos, most sold through Wurlitzer’s. Good professional work with commercial oil varnishes. Some are said to have been supplied unvarnished to Wurlitzer, to be finished by Roy Morgan in Cincinnati using formulas of Louis Condax. Stanley / Newton Mass. / 19.. No.. C. F. Stanley / Newton. Mass. / 193.. No..
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Working in Newton at the same time
William Jensen worked 1920