Muckhart School
William Davidson
Muckhart, 1827–1902
Worked in Edinburgh, on roughly Stradivarian model. Commercial amber varnish; yellow or dark red. Manuscript label: William Davidson / Edinburgh 1892 — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 1888 | July 1992 | £154 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
DAVIDSON, William Born 1827 Muckhart, died 1902 Edinburgh Scotland UK. Worked in Edinburgh, on roughly Stradivarian model. Commercial amber varnish; yellow or dark red. Manuscript label: William Davidson / Edinburgh 1892
William Meredith Morris+
He was born at Muckhart, Perthshire, in 1827. He follows the model of Stradivari, and his work is of good average merit. He received a second-class diploma at the Glasgow East End Exhibition, 1890, for a case of violins.
Label, handwritten : —
WILLIAM DAVIDSON, EDINBURGH, 1896
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er machte aus Liebhaberei über 30 Geigen etc. und erhielt in Glasgow 1890 hierfür ein Diplom 2. Classe.
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