Switzerland School
Gustav Lutschg
Bern, Berne, Turici, Zurich, 1870–1947
Violinist and violin maker. Pupil of Methfessel. Worked with Mougenot in Brussels. Established in Zurich and later Berne 1892-1925. Credited with 300 violins. Fine workmanship and red oil varnish. Gustav Lütschg / No. 310 fecit Bernæ 1926 Gustav Lütschg / fecit Turici, 18.. — John Dilworth
Auction price history
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9 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Gustav Lütschg, n° 153 fecit Bernae 1915 Lot 117 | Tarisio | October 2024 | £2,959est. € 3.000-5.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Gustav Lütschg, no 373, fecit Bernae 1932, branded to the lower rib G. Lütschg Bern Lot 83 | Tarisio | February 2024 | £4,354est. € 3.000-5.000 |
| Violin | Lot 236 | Bonhams | May 2013 | £2,500 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Turici, 1892 | — | April 2010 | £2,553 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Zurich, 1894 | — | April 2010 | £2,148 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Bern, 1970 | — | October 2007 | £628 |
| Violin | 1919 | — | October 2002 | £1,306 |
| Violin | 1920 | — | June 1994 | £1,380 |
| Violin | 1912 | — | March 1990 | £2,860 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
LÜTSCHG, Gustav Born 1870, died 1947 Berne Switzerland. Violinist and violin maker. Pupil of Methfessel. Worked with Mougenot in Brussels. Established in Zurich and later Berne 1892-1925. Credited with 300 violins. Fine workmanship and red oil varnish. Gustav Lütschg / No. 310 fecit Bernæ 1926 Gustav Lütschg / fecit Turici, 18..
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Nach einer tüchtigen Schulbildung, wobei das Violinspiel eifrig gepflegt
wurde, trat er mit 18 Jahren bei dem Geigenmacher Methfessel in die Lehre.
Als Gehilfe arbeitete er zwei Jahre bei George Mougenot in Brüssel 1892
machte er sich in Zürich selbstständig und blieb hier sechs Jahre; doch als sich
ihm Gelegenheit bot, das Methfessel’sche Geschäft in seiner Vaterstadt von
dessen Nachfolger Max Beck zu übernehmen, siedelte er am 1. Mai 1898 nach
Bern über. Er besitzt mehrere Ausstellungsmedaillen. Sein Öllack ist recht gut.
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