Mittenwald School
Joseph (III) Hornsteiner
Mittenwald, worked 1810–1825
Large model; very well finished workmanship and well-chosen materials with thin yellow-brown varnish of good quality. Manuscript label (applied to the interior of the table rather than the back): Joseph Hornsteiner Hof / Schmid in Mittenwald 1818 — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 1848 | October 1987 | £220 |
| Violin | 1850 c. | June 1985 | £1,496 |
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
HORNSTEINER, Joseph (III) Worked circa. 1810-1825 Mittenwald Germany. Large model; very well finished workmanship and well-chosen materials with thin yellow-brown varnish of good quality. Manuscript label (applied to the interior of the table rather than the back): Joseph Hornsteiner Hof / Schmid in Mittenwald 1818
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Bruder von Martin II. H. Er besuchte von 1866—1869 die Mittenwalder
Geigenmacherschule und begründete 1888 in Berlin seine Werkstatt. Seine Arbeit zeigt noch den Mittenwalder Stil, sowohl in der Durchführung als auch im Lack.
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Working in Mittenwald at the same time
(Boller) Anton (I) Poller b. 1766
Alois Mathias Fichtl 1764–1810
Andreas Feyrer worked 1789
Andreas Hornsteiner worked 1786–1810
Anton Aloys Knilling b. 1765
Anton Jais 1748–1836
Anton Joseph Klotz 1790–1835
Anton Kraus worked 1820