London School
Adam Martin
London, worked 1790–1798
Stainer or Amati model. Typical London trade work with dark brown varnish over red stained ground and wide-set soundholes. Some cornerless guitar-shaped models known. Possibly an employee of Thompson. Advertised himself as musical instrument maker and tortoiseshell worker. One violin branded on back\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 1790 c. | July 1998 | £264 |
| Violin | 1790 London | June 1998 | £937 |
| Violin | 1790 c. London | June 1992 | £1,100 |
| Violin | 1800 c. London | April 1992 | £220 |
| Violin | 1780-99 London | November 1989 | £1,540 |
| Violin | 1780-99 London | July 1985 | £418 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
MARTIN, Adam Worked circa. 1790-1798 Hermitage Bridge, Wapping, London UK. Stainer or Amati model. Typical London trade work with dark brown varnish over red stained ground and wide-set soundholes. Some cornerless guitar-shaped models known. Possibly an employee of Thompson. Advertised himself as musical instrument maker and tortoiseshell worker. One violin branded on back button: ‘Martin A’ Martin Musical Instrument Maker / Hermitage Bridge. London Adam Martin / opposite King’s / Brewhouse. St / Katharine’s, London Martin / Musical Instrument Maker / and Tortoise Shell Worker, in / all its branches, / Hermitage Bridge, / London. [Hill Archive]
Cecie Stainer+
A maker in London in 1790-95, who lived at Hermitage Bridge, Wapping.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er wohnte Hermitage Bridge, Wapping. Seine Geigen, die übrigens selten
vorkommen, unterscheiden sich so sehr von den englischen Arbeiten seiner Zeit,
dass man ihn wohl mit Recht für einen Eingewanderten hält.
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