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Hanwell School

J. N. Laidlaw

Hanwell, b. 1906

LAIDLAW, J. N. Born 1906 Sunderland, Worked circa. 1952 London UK. Violin maker and repairer. Employee of W. E. Hill & Sons for six years before establishing his own workshop in London 1952. Mainly occupied with repair and restoration, but some fine Stradivari copies, labelled: Made by John Lai\u{2026} — John Dilworth

Worked Hanwell
Made Violin

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£121
Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Violin1951September 1987£121

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John Dilworth+

LAIDLAW, J. N. Born 1906 Sunderland, Worked circa. 1952 London UK. Violin maker and repairer. Employee of W. E. Hill & Sons for six years before establishing his own workshop in London 1952. Mainly occupied with repair and restoration, but some fine Stradivari copies, labelled: Made by John Laidlaw, London, 19..

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