Mathias (III) Hornsteiner
Highest auction price
£3,948
Auction price history
Type | Details | Sold | Price |
---|---|---|---|
Violin | 35.5 cm Mittenwald, 1803 | Fri 1st May 2009 | £3,688 |
Violin | 35.6 cm Mittenwald, 1802 | Sat 1st November 2008 | £2,538 |
Violin | Mittenwald, 1803 | Tue 1st November 2005 | £3,948 |
Violin | 1804 | Sun 1st November 1987 | £2,200 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
HORNSTEINER, Mathias (III) Worked circa. 1800 Mittenwald Germany. The title ‘Gratzs’ is added to his labels, presumably to distinguish him from Mathias ‘Dax’, above. High arched, typical Mittenwald work of high quality. Varnish extremely variable, generally dark red-brown. Matthias Hornsteiner, Gräflicher / Geigenmacher und Händler / fecit anno 1792 Mathias Hornsteiner Geigenmacher, / Hofschmied in Mittenwald an der Iser / Anno 1803 Mathias Hornsteiner / Gratz Geigenmacher u. / Händler in Mittenwald / an der Iser 1793
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