Peter Christian Paulsen

Name: Peter Christian Paulsen auction price records, Amati Instrument Archive
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Aalborg, Chicago, 1850–1920

Pupil of P. P. Adamsen. Emigrated to the USA 1882. Worked in Chicago for Lyon & Healy 1893-1908 and the Mills Novelty Company 1908-1919. Established independently in Manistee 1919. Business continued after his death in 1920 as Paulsen and Fredericks. Claimed to have produced over 5,000 instrume\u{2026} — John Dilworth

Worked Aalborg, Chicago

Made Violin

Taught by P. P

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£1,608

Decade of sale

4 results

Type	Details	Auction house	Sold	Price
Violin	35.7 cm Chicago 1912 nÂ°1012	—	April 2010	£1,178
Violin	Chicago,1920 made for "William Lewis & Son"	—	May 2004	£1,608
Violin	1919	—	May 1995	£1,006
Violin	1912	—	November 1991	£550

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

PAULSEN, Peter Christian Born 1850 Aalborg Denmark, died 1920 Manistee, Michigan USA. Pupil of P. P. Adamsen. Emigrated to the USA 1882. Worked in Chicago for Lyon & Healy 1893-1908 and the Mills Novelty Company 1908-1919. Established independently in Manistee 1919. Business continued after his death in 1920 as Paulsen and Fredericks. Claimed to have produced over 5,000 instruments. Wenberg puts the total at 246. Thick red varnish, some parts possibly pre-fabricated. Generally fine workmanship. Branded on the interior. Peter Christian Paulsen / me fecit constructionis / Cremonensis modo / reperto – / Manistee. Mich./ Stradivarius Model. Anno 19.. No..

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