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Hungary School

Emil Pliverics

Berlin, Szombathely, 1878–1964

Pupil of A. Setzer in Budapest. Worked for O. Möckel in Berlin 1895-1906, Züst in Zurich, A. Van Der Meer in Amsterdam, G. Fiorini in Munich, Foetisch in Lausanne, and finally for Kessler in Berlin. Established independently in Berlin, acquiring the business of J. Hornsteiner in 1909. President of t\u{2026} — John Dilworth

Worked Berlin, Szombathely
Made Violin
Taught by A. Setzer

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£6,875

3 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Violin35.6 cm Berlin, 1937March 2011£6,875
ViolinBerlin, 1962February 2004£2,444
Violin1937July 2000£4,320

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

PLIVERICS, Emil Born 1878 Szombathely Hungary, died 1964 Berlin Germany. Pupil of A. Setzer in Budapest. Worked for O. Möckel in Berlin 1895-1906, Züst in Zurich, A. Van Der Meer in Amsterdam, G. Fiorini in Munich, Foetisch in Lausanne, and finally for Kessler in Berlin. Established independently in Berlin, acquiring the business of J. Hornsteiner in 1909. President of the German Corporation of Luthiers 1926-1930. Joined by his son Rudolf in 1924; thereafter the business was known as Pliverics und Söhn. Appointed to restore and conserve the State collection of instruments in Berlin. Fine work on classical Cremonese models with high quality varnish.

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