Walter Plain
Highest auction price
£2,415
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.7 cm (head later) | Tue 1st March 2011 | £2,415 |
| Violin | 1861 | Sun 1st March 1992 | £1,034 |
| Violin | 1871 | Thu 1st September 1988 | £528 |
| Violin | 1852 | Mon 1st June 1987 | £330 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
PLAIN, Walter Born 1804 Edinburgh, died 1880 Glasgow, Scotland UK. Apprenticed as a cabinet maker in Edinburgh. Possibly trained by his neighbour in Brunswick Street, Robert Ballantyne, whose work his own resembles. Active in Glasgow from 1840. Fine work in classical styles. A few cellos known, but a prolific maker of violins. His involvement with the well-known dealer David Laurie may have brought about his later use of shaded and antiqued varnish. Died in the Glasgow poorhouse. Branded internally: ‘Plain / Glasw.’ Walter Plain Glasgow, 1857 Walter Plain / Brunswick Place / Glasgow / 1862 [Rattray]
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