London School
John Day
London, 1830–1905
Violinist and amateur maker. Copies of his own Guarneri del Gesù violin. John Day. Londoni. Mus. Doc. / Violinist in Her Majesty’s / Private Band, fecit / Anno 1852 — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.5 cm London, 1892 | March 2009 | £4,628 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm London, 1892, after "Del Gesu" | June 2008 | £3,898 |
| Violin | 1882 | May 2001 | £7,400 |
| Violin | 1881 | November 1997 | £4,083 |
| Violin | 1872 | June 1992 | £2,530 |
| Violin | 1879 | June 1991 | £1,650 |
| Violin | 1884 | April 1991 | £2,860 |
| Violin | 1858 | December 1988 | £2,420 |
| Violin | 1860 c. | February 1986 | £1,860 |
| Violin | 1877 | November 1985 | £880 |
| Violin | 1888 | November 1982 | £1,980 |
| Viola | 41.3 cm 1884 | April 1982 | £3,300 |
| Viola | 41.3 cm 1884 | November 1981 | £4,070 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
DAY, John Born 1830, died 1905 London UK. Violinist and amateur maker. Copies of his own Guarneri del Gesù violin. John Day. Londoni. Mus. Doc. / Violinist in Her Majesty’s / Private Band, fecit / Anno 1852
William Meredith Morris+
He copied the Italian instruments closely, and succeeded in producing a good tone.
Cecie Stainer+
b. March 7, 1830; d. at his residence, 50, Gloucester Street, Belgrave Road, S.W., November 2, 1905. An amateur maker in London. Was a good violin player. Devoted himself to reproducing the perfect tone, as well as form, of the Cremona violins, and is said to have succeeded; a copy of a Guarneri del Jesu being especially mentioned as a magnificent violin.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
ursprünglich Violin-Virtuose, Schüler von Ch. Beriot und Mitglied der
kgl. Hauscapelle, verwendete jahrelanges Studium auf den Geigenbau und
brachte es darin zu so seltener Meisterschaft, dass seinen Geigen, die er jedoch
nie für den Handel bestimmt und nie verkauft hat, u. A. von John Broadhouse
(Violins, old & new) nachgerühmt wird, dass sie den besten Stradivari-Geigen
an Tonschönheit gleich kämen (?).
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