Oslo School
Anton Johan Owesen
Oslo, 1882–1978
Trained cabinet maker. Established as a professional violin maker in Trondheim from 1919. Credited with 130 violins and several violas, cellos, and bows. Stradivari and Guarneri copies. Awarded gold medal for a quartet Trondheim 1930. Very proudly reached a greater age than Stradivari. Anton Johan O\u{2026} — John Dilworth
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OWESEN, Anton Johan Born 1882, died 1978 Oslo Norway. Trained cabinet maker. Established as a professional violin maker in Trondheim from 1919. Credited with 130 violins and several violas, cellos, and bows. Stradivari and Guarneri copies. Awarded gold medal for a quartet Trondheim 1930. Very proudly reached a greater age than Stradivari. Anton Johan Owesen / Fiolinmaker. Oslo 19 A. J. O / Nr.
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Pupils
Lief Asbjorn Owesen Pupil
Family
Working in Oslo at the same time
Anders Christiansen Kleven b. 1855
Otto (I) Lyngaas worked 1890–1925