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Bernhard (II) Entzensperger

Vienna, 1828–1896

Son of Bernard Entzensperger (I), above. Worked for Bausch in Leipzig, Schwartz in Strasbourg, and Bernardel in Paris. Returned to Vienna 1855. Fine instruments with good varnish. Also guitar maker. — John Dilworth

Worked Vienna
Made Cello, Violin
Family Son of Bernard Entzensperger

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£4,370
Type Details Sold Price
Cello 1854 March 1998 £4,370
Violin 1849 June 1983 £660

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

ENTZENSPERGER, Bernhard (II) Born 1828, died 1896 Vienna Austria. Son of Bernard Entzensperger (I), above. Worked for Bausch in Leipzig, Schwartz in Strasbourg, and Bernardel in Paris. Returned to Vienna 1855. Fine instruments with good varnish. Also guitar maker.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Trefflicher Schüler seines Vaters Bernard I. E. Er bildete sich durch ausgedehnte
Reisen weiter aus, arbeitete bei Tiefenbrunner in München, Bausch
in Leipzig, Schwarz in Strassburg und Bernardel in Paris, bis er nach dem
Tode seines Vaters die väterlicheWerkstatt übernahm, deren alten Ruf er zu
erhalten verstand. Er war ein künstlerisch veranlagter und ungemein thätiger
Mann und besass verschiedene Medaillen. Wie ein Soldat auf dem Schlachtfeld,
starb er, vom Herzschlag getroffen, in seiner Werkstatt.

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