Wurzburg School
Mathaus Wenceslaus Stautinger (Staudinger)
Wurzburg, worked 1745–1785
Maker of violins and plucked instruments. Good accurate workmanship. Fine varnish. Mathæus Wenceslaus / Stautinger me fecit / Wirceburgi 1775 — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cello | 72.8 cm Wurzburg, 1775 | March 2007 | £9,775 |
| Cello | 73.0 cm Wurzburg, 1763 | October 2006 | £11,700 |
| Cello | 1779 | March 2000 | £6,900 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
STAUTINGER (STAUDINGER), Mathäus Wenceslaus Worked circa. 1745-1785 Würzburg Germany. Maker of violins and plucked instruments. Good accurate workmanship. Fine varnish. Mathæus Wenceslaus / Stautinger me fecit / Wirceburgi 1775
Cecie Stainer+
A maker of viols and lutes in Würzburg in 1617. In a lute was the label: ” Matthaus Winceslaus Stautinger me fecit Wirceberg, 1617.”
George Hart+
Maker of Viols and Lutes.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Einer der besten deutschen Meister seiner Zeit in Franken, von dem noch hübsche Lauten und Geigen aller Art vorkommen. Zwei hübsche Lauten von ihm (eine aus der Sammlung Snoeck) sind in der Berliner kgl. Sammlung (No. 704). Der eine Vorname kommt auf Zetteln auch Winceslaus und der Familienname Stautinger geschrieben vor.
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