Robert Ballantyne

BALLANTYNE, Robert Born 1796 Hulton Knowe, d.c.1870 Glasgow, Scotland UK. Worked in Edinburgh from 1827, from the same address as John Blair, 8 Potterrow. The two men evidently had some association and there are obvious similarities in their work, but from 1831 to 1834 Ballantyne was at 1 West College St., then at 35 High St., close to Thomas Hardie. In 1841 he moved to Glasgow, remaining there until his death. His work is rare, but full of character. Slightly squared outline, but well-regulated. Fine Stradivarian soundholes, set upright and a little close. Good quality clear red-orange varnish, well applied. Some eccentric instruments; at least one without corners and with flame shaped soundholes. Branded beneath button: ‘R.Ballantyne Edin’ R. Ballantyne Fecit. Glasgow. 1844 [Rattray]

Nothing known of him. Somewhere about 1850.

Was working in Edinburgh in 1850 and in Glasgow in 1856.

Man weiss nur, dass er 1856 nach Glasgow übersiedelte, wo er in den
sechziger Jahren gestorben sein soll. Er scheint hauptsächlich Händler gewesen
zu sein (bei Honeyman wird er nicht erwähnt).