Johann Christoph Leidolff
Highest auction price
£14,045
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cello | Labelled Joannes Christophorus Leidolff, fecit Viennae 1758, soundholes recut, lower ribs later | Tue 1st October 2024 | £14,045 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm 1761(?) | Thu 1st December 2011 | £1,587 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Vienna, Mid- 18th C. | Tue 1st March 2011 | £1,800 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Vienna, 1727 | Sat 1st November 2008 | £2,994 |
| Cello | 75.0 cm Vienna, 1745 c. | Sat 1st March 2008 | £3,125 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Vienna, 1740 c. | Mon 1st May 2006 | £1,042 |
| Violin | Vienna, 1753 | Tue 1st November 2005 | £1,500 |
| Violin | 1750 c. | Wed 1st November 2000 | £643 |
| Violin | 17-- | Sun 1st March 1992 | £3,520 |
| Violin | 1748 | Thu 1st March 1990 | £660 |
| Violin | 1748 | Wed 1st October 1986 | £902 |
| Violin | 1761 | Tue 1st November 1983 | £660 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
LEIDOLFF (LEYDOLFF), Johann Christoph Born 1690, died 1758 Vienna Austria. Son of Nicolaus Leidolff, below. Appointed luthier to the Viennese court. Several assistants in large workshop, so production is slightly inconsistent. Fairly crude Stainer or Amati models; neatly finished and fine materials. Early work with good dark brown varnish. Later introduced a red tint laid over a dark stained ground. Johann Christoph Leidolff / Lauten und Geigenmacher Joannes Christophorus Leidolff / fecit Viennae. 1748
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