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Malung School

Anders Enfried Halvarson

Malung, 1900–1972

Violin and bow maker. Emigrated to the USA in 1924 to work for William Lewis & Son in Chicago. Established independently in Nashville from 1926; later in association with William Meyers as ‘Meyers & Halvarson’. Prolific output. Bows branded: MEYERS & HALVARSON up to 1958; thereafter: \u{2026} — John Dilworth

Worked Malung
Made Viola

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£4,091
Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Viola39.5 cm 1939October 2010£4,091

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

HALVARSON, Anders Enfried Born 1900 Malung Sweden, died 1972 Nashville, Michigan USA. Violin and bow maker. Emigrated to the USA in 1924 to work for William Lewis & Son in Chicago. Established independently in Nashville from 1926; later in association with William Meyers as ‘Meyers & Halvarson’. Prolific output. Bows branded: MEYERS & HALVARSON up to 1958; thereafter: HALVARSON. Some 100 violins and 12 violas of various grades. [Wenberg]

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