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Helmuth Ellersieck

Highest auction price

£1,560

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Viola 43.0 cm Los Angeles, 1940 Thu 1st December 2011 £1,560
Biographies

John Dilworth

ELLERSIECK, Helmuth Born 1886 Rostock, Germany died 1973 Laguna Beach, California USA. Son of Albert Ellersieck, above. Apprenticed to Ernest Kreul in Markneukirchen 1900-1903. Later worked for Otto Möckel and August Friedel in Berlin, and finally for Hjorth in Copenhagen. Took over the workshop of Rummelhof-Hansen in Oslo 1914. Emigrated to the USA 1927, settled in Los Angeles, and retired to Laguna Beach c.1956. Business taken over by O. Lyngaas. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Orange oil varnish. Very skilful maker. Also celebrated for repair and restoration work. Branded beneath the button: ‘H. Ellersieck’

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