Christoph Friedrich Hunger
Highest auction price
£1,840
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 1784 | Sun 1st November 1998 | £1,840 |
| Viola | 1752 | Wed 1st June 1994 | £1,650 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
HUNGER, Christoph Friedrich Born 1718 Borstendorf, died 1787 Leipzig Germany. Son of Samuel Hunger, below. Pupil of A. B. Jauch in Dresden. Employed by J. C. Hoffmann in Leipzig. Later succeeded to his business and established independently there. Early German copyist of Stradivarius, although retaining many Germanic characteristics. Clear yellow-brown varnish of good texture; some rather darker and more opaque. Fine violas and cellos. Manuscript labels: Christoph Friedrich Hunger / machte mich in / Borstendorff bey Augustusburg, 1755. Christoph Friedrich Hunger / als Nachfolger des sel. M. / Hoffmann in Leipzig 1781
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