Markneukirchen School
Johann Gottlob Pfretzschner
Markneukirchen, 1753–1823
Good workmanship on elongated Stainer model. High arch. Characteristically Saxon head with exaggerated tail behind the eye of the volute. Golden-brown varnish. Credited with some more developed and Stradivari-like instruments towards the end of his life. Johann Gottlob Pfretzschner / Jacobus Stainer\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Johann Gottlob Pfretzschner, Jacobus Stainer in Absam prope Oenipondum Anno 1773 | October 2024 | £6,000 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Markneukirchen, 1794. | April 2011 | £1,662 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm 1800 c. [Workshop of] | March 2009 | £1,431 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1790 c. | May 2006 | £613 |
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
Johann Gottlob Born 1753, died 1823. Good workmanship on elongated Stainer model. High arch. Characteristically Saxon head with exaggerated tail behind the eye of the volute. Golden-brown varnish. Credited with some more developed and Stradivari-like instruments towards the end of his life. Johann Gottlob Pfretzschner / Jacobus Stainer in Absahm prope / oeni pontum anno 1778 Johann Gottlob Pfretzschner, / prope Violino car Respontent / Romani Cremona 1799 Aus / J. G. Pfretzschners / Musikalisch Instrumenthandlung / in Neukirchen bei Adorf
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Der Geschickteste aus seiner Familie. Nachdem er ursprünglich noch eine
Art Stainer-Modell verwendet hatte, war er einer der ersten Vogtländer, die
das Stradivari-Modell mit Verständniss nachzuahmen suchten. Die Arbeit ist
gut, das Patron lang und schmal, die Wölbung anfangs meist stark und steif,
später aber flach mit schmalem Rand. Die F-Löcher sind zierlich und die Schnecke klein mit langem Wirbelkasten. Er verwendete verschiedene Zettel.
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