Vienna School
Wilhelm Thomas Theodor Jaura
Vienna, 1863–1922
Eldest son of Wilhelm Josef Jaura; a guitar maker. Worked for W. T. Gutermann for 21 years. Established independently from 1898. Luthier to the Viennese court and respected member of the Violin Makers’ Guild. Recognized as the leading expert connoisseur in Vienna. Awarded various decorations a\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Wilhelm Thomas Jaura in Wien fecit Anno 1904. Op. 167, numbered 166 by the endpin | March 2024 | £5,040 |
| Cello | 75.1 cm Vienna, 1878 | May 2009 | £11,646 |
| Violin | 1917 | July 2003 | £1,410 |
| Violin | 1912 | October 2002 | £4,168 |
| Violin | 1899 | July 1992 | £770 |
| Violin | 1917 | June 1989 | £5,500 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
JAURA, Wilhelm Thomas Theodor Born 1863, died 1922 Vienna Austria. Eldest son of Wilhelm Josef Jaura; a guitar maker. Worked for W. T. Gutermann for 21 years. Established independently from 1898. Luthier to the Viennese court and respected member of the Violin Makers’ Guild. Recognized as the leading expert connoisseur in Vienna. Awarded various decorations and medals. Finely worked copies of classical Italian instruments with good oil varnish. Credited with 300 violins, 80 violas and 150 cellos. Wilhelm Thomas Jaura / in Wien fecit anno 18.. Wilhelm Thomas Jaura / K.U.K. Hof-Geigenmacher / in Wien / opus 142 fecit 1908
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Sohn von Wilh. Jos. J. Schüler von Theodor Gutermann. Nachdem er
22 Jahre bei seinem Lehrmeister thätig war, machte er sich im Jahre 1898
selbstständig und macht hauptsächlich Violoncelli nach Ruggeri, Maggini und
Andr. Guarneri, und zwar nur nach Originalen, die in Wien vorhanden sind.
Da er sehr altes, gutes Tonholz und einen schönen Öllack verwendet, sehr
sauber arbeitet, sind seine Geigen und Violoncelli auch sehr gut im Ton und werden
von Musikern sehr geschätzt. Er ist auch ein tüchtiger Reparateur und genauer Kenner der Wiener Schule.
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