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Ludwig Otto

Highest auction price

£1,320

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin 35.4 cm Cologne, 1860 c. Mon 1st May 2006 £1,020
Violin 1870 Fri 1st December 1989 £484
Viola 39.7 cm St. Petersburg, 1872 Sat 1st March 1986 £1,320
Biographies

John Dilworth

Ludwig Born 1821 Jena Germany, died 1887 St. Petersburg Russia. Son and pupil of Georg August Gottfried Otto, above. Worked in Erfurt from 1850, Cologne from 1855, and St. Petersburg from 1871. Stradivari-derived model. Fine and consistent professional work. Red-brown oil varnish. Presented three violins, viola, cello, and double-bass at the London Exhibition 1862. Ludovicus Otto Coloniae / Reparavit Anno 1856 Ludovicus Otto / Petropoli. Fecit anno 1872

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