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Skalna School

Mathias Heinicke

Skalna, b. 1871

Studied in Markneukirchen and Italy. Active Budapest and Berlin. Established independently in Skalná 1897. Fine copies of classical Italian work, each with appropriate shaded varnish. Made great use of timber reclaimed from old buildings. Spirit and oil varnish of his own recipes. Branded on back. P\u{2026} — John Dilworth

Worked Skalna
Made Violin

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£2,608
Type Details Sold Price
Violin 35.9 cm 1930 April 2010 £2,608

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

HEINICKE, Mathias Born 1871 Budapest Hungary, Worked from 1897 Skalná (Wildstein) Czech Republic. Studied in Markneukirchen and Italy. Active Budapest and Berlin. Established independently in Skalná 1897. Fine copies of classical Italian work, each with appropriate shaded varnish. Made great use of timber reclaimed from old buildings. Spirit and oil varnish of his own recipes. Branded on back. Printed labels: Mathias Heinicke, Geigenbauer / Wildstein b. Eger, 1923. Bohemia. / Schüler von Eugenio Degani in Venedig / Made in Czechoslovakia

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Schüler von E. Reinhold Schmidt in Markneukirchen, arbeitete längere Zeit
in Berlin und Budapest und ging dann zu seiner weiteren Ausbildung nach
Italien, wo er hauptsächlich bei Degani blieb und viel gelernt hat. Im Jahre 1897 machte
er sich in Wildstein selbstständig. Er baut nach italienischen und eigenen Modellen, letztere zwischen Stradivari und Amati liegend (über Form). Er verwendet Spiritus- und
Öllack und trifft namentlich die Farbe italienischer Meister sehr gut.

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