Wilhelm Hermann Hammig

Name: Wilhelm Hermann Hammig auction price records, Amati Instrument Archive
Creator: Amati

Leipzig, Markneukirchen, 1838–1925

Violin and bow maker. Son and pupil of Wilhelm August Hammig, above. Worked for Carl Grimm in Berlin from 1850, then in Amsterdam, before returning to Markneukirchen in 1864. Spent two years in Frankfurt 1873-1875, before settling in Leipzig. Appointed to the Conservatoire and Gewandhaus Orchestra t\u{2026} — John Dilworth

Worked Leipzig, Markneukirchen

Made Cello, Cello Bow, Violin, Violin Bow

Taught by Wilhelm August Hammig

Family Son of Wilhelm August Hammig

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£11,500

TypeDecade of saleAttribution

28 results

Type	Details	Auction house	Sold	Price
Violin Bow	S/E 57.5 g.	—	December 2011	£928
Cello Bow	S/E 76.5 g. with silk winding	—	December 2011	£4,016
Cello Bow	S/E 76.5 g.	—	November 2011	£1,278
Violin Bow	S/E 56.0 g.	—	July 2011	£1,616
Cello Bow	S/E 73.0 g.	—	April 2010	£740
Violin	35.2 cm Leipzig, 1890	—	November 2008	£5,388
Cello Bow	S/E 75 g.	—	November 2007	£990
Cello Bow	S/E 75 g. Germany, 1910 c. Workshop of	—	April 2007	£606
Violin	Markneukirchen, 1914	—	November 2005	£1,319
Violin	Leipzig, 1919	—	November 2005	£1,200
Violin	Leipzig, 1901	—	November 2005	£6,711
Violin	Leipzig, 1905	—	November 2005	£6,711
Violin Bow	S/E 58.5 g.	—	February 2005	£394
Violin Bow	S/E 50 g. without hair	—	May 2004	£497
Violin	Leipzig, 1903	—	March 2004	£5,019
Violin	Leipzig, 1902	—	March 2004	£6,214
Violin	1919	—	March 2003	£2,702
Cello	1906	—	June 2001	£11,500
Cello	1893	—	June 2001	£4,800
Cello	1905	—	July 2000	£7,200
Cello	1885	—	March 1999	£4,200
Violin Bow	S/E 58 g.	—	May 1995	£276
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	—	October 1990	£165
Violin	1885	—	March 1990	£2,860
Violin Bow	S/E 56 g.	—	September 1986	£132
Cello	1885	—	April 1985	£1,265
Cello Bow	S/E 71 g.	—	April 1985	£187
Cello	1924	—	April 1985	£1,296

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

HAMMIG, Wilhelm Hermann Born 1838 Markneukirchen, died 1925 Leipzig Germany. Violin and bow maker. Son and pupil of Wilhelm August Hammig, above. Worked for Carl Grimm in Berlin from 1850, then in Amsterdam, before returning to Markneukirchen in 1864. Spent two years in Frankfurt 1873-1875, before settling in Leipzig. Appointed to the Conservatoire and Gewandhaus Orchestra there. Opened a branch of the business on Potsdamstrasse, Berlin 1894. Awarded prizes in Dresden, Milan, Halle, and London. Considerable expertise in old instruments. Violins on classical models. Very fine work. Instruments branded: ‘W. H. Hammig’. Bows branded: HAMMIG LEIPZIG W. H. Hammig / Leipzig. 1888

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Sohn und Schüler von Aug. H. Arbeitete bei Grimm in Berlin. Er machte sich 1863 in Markneukirchen selbstständig und übersiedelte 1875 nach Leipzig. Er ist unter den jetzt lebenden Mitgliedern seiner Familie der beste Geigenmacher. Seine Arbeit ist sehr gediegen; er besitzt mehrere goldene Medaillen und seit 1894 ein Zweiggeschäft in Berlin.

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