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Ramsau School

Joseph (I) Keffer

Ramsau, worked 1725–1742

Goisern Austria. Broad modelling. Personal and ungraceful model. Poor quality light brown varnish. Generally unlabelled. Branded on button and internally on upper block: ‘J.K.’ — John Dilworth

Worked Ramsau

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John Dilworth+

KEFFER, Joseph (I) Worked circa. 1725-1742 Ramsau, nr. Goisern Austria. Broad modelling. Personal and ungraceful model. Poor quality light brown varnish. Generally unlabelled. Branded on button and internally on upper block: ‘J.K.’

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Der Stammvater der Familie. Das von ihm bewohnte Haus (No. 31 in der
Ramsau) heisst noch jetzt das »Geigenmacherhaus«.

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