Switzerland School
Leon Fischesser
Geneva, Paris, 1861–1937
Worked in Geneva 1885, Staufen in Baden 1900, Mulhausen 1904, and Paris in the Faubourg Poissonière 1905, then Avenue de Villiers 1914. Collaborated with Lucien Greilsamer in varnish research c.1906. Made instruments for the Sevcik quartet 1907. Fine work on Stradivari model. Awarded several medals \u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label, fair condition | June 2024 | £4,255 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Paris, 1906 | March 2011 | £10,800 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Geneva, 1899 n°51 | July 2010 | £2,884 |
| Violin | Paris, 1906 #43 | June 2005 | £1,741 |
| Violin | 1907 | May 2001 | £1,930 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
FISCHESSER, Léon Born 1861 Saint Cloud, Paris, died 1937 Paris France. Worked in Geneva 1885, Staufen in Baden 1900, Mulhausen 1904, and Paris in the Faubourg Poissonière 1905, then Avenue de Villiers 1914. Collaborated with Lucien Greilsamer in varnish research c.1906. Made instruments for the Sevcik quartet 1907. Fine work on Stradivari model. Awarded several medals and diplomas of honour. Author of a pamphlet entitled Violin Construction. Léon Fischesser / à Paris l’an 1914
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er liess sich 1885 in Genf nieder, wo er Rue Léger No. 6 wohnte. 1888
hiess seine Fiona Reymond & Fischesser frères. 1900 verzog er nach Staufen in
Baden. Für seine neuen Geigen erhielt er in Genf eine silberne Medaille. Sein
besonderes Interesse wandte er der Erforschung des Cremoneser Geigenlacks zu.
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