Vienna School
Joseph Ferdinand Leidolff
Vienna, worked 1756–1780
Work rarely encountered. Large Amatisé or Stainer model, neatly made. Good materials, but varnish inconsistent: some with dark opaque coatings, the best with transparent red- or orange-brown tints. Small high-arched violas. Josephus Ferdinandus / Leidolff, fecit Viennae 1769 Josephus Ferdinandus Lei\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | May 2014 | £1,500 | |
| Violin | October 2012 | £3,250 | |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Vienna, 1774 c. [Probably by] | April 2010 | £1,807 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Vienna, 1770 c. | October 2007 | £2,000 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Vienna, 1764 | May 2007 | £3,006 |
| Violin | 1760 c. | September 1989 | £1,760 |
| Violin | 1770 | November 1985 | £810 |
| Violin | 1771 | April 1983 | £216 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
LEIDOLFF, Joseph Ferdinand Worked circa. 1756-1780 Vienna Austria. Work rarely encountered. Large Amatisé or Stainer model, neatly made. Good materials, but varnish inconsistent: some with dark opaque coatings, the best with transparent red- or orange-brown tints. Small high-arched violas. Josephus Ferdinandus / Leidolff, fecit Viennae 1769 Josephus Ferdinandus Leidolff / Lauten und Geigenmacher / in Wien 17.. Joseph Leidolff Lauten / und Geigenmacher in / Wien 17..
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in Vienna in the 18th century.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er wohnte im Schottenviertel (wahrscheinlich im Tiefen Graben No. 363, legte am 30. April 1756 den Bürgereid ab und erscheint von 1757—1774 besteuert. Im Jahre 1774
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Christian Franz Partl 1737–1807
Christoph Nicolaus Leidolff worked 1774–1788
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