Germany School
Wilhelm Albin Kessler
Frankfurt, Markneukirchen, 1856–1945
Worked for Wenzel Lenk and Louis Noebe in Frankfurt-am-Main. Established independently there from 1897. Stradivari derived-model, executed with fine workmanship and good oil varnish of orange-brown tint. — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Frankfurt, 1928 | July 2004 | £1,680 |
| Viola | 42.1 cm 1895 | April 1983 | £572 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
Wilhelm Albin, Born 1856, died 1945 Markneukirchen. Worked for Wenzel Lenk and Louis Noebe in Frankfurt-am-Main. Established independently there from 1897. Stradivari derived-model, executed with fine workmanship and good oil varnish of orange-brown tint.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Sohn von Karl Wilhelm I. K. Er arbeitete an verschiedenen Orten als Gehilfe
undliess sich zuletzt in Frankfurt a./M. nieder.
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Working in Frankfurt at the same time
Adolf (I) Paulus 1843–1899
Adolf (II) Paulus worked 1880
Adolf Beuthner worked 1895–1917
Adolf Fietz 1862–1922
Adolf Heinrich Pfretzschner b. 1869
Adolf jnr. Hoyer worked 1908
Adolf K.F.W.B Seidel 1868–1946
Adolf Louis Dorffel 1852–1916