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John RAEBURN

Highest auction price

£1,100

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin Bearing the maker's label, two-piece back Mon 1st January 2024 £372
Violin 1906 Fri 1st October 1993 £682
Violin 1897 Sun 1st September 1991 £1,100
Biographies

John Dilworth

RAEBURN, John Born 1833, Worked from 1856, died 1910 Largoward, Fifeshire, Scotland UK. Eldest brother of Alexander and George Raeburn. Miner, violinist, and part-time violin maker. The most successful maker of the family, credited with over 100 instruments on various models, but often using a good Stradivari pattern. Quite refined in style, the narrow edge and crudely managed purfling corners are the only betrayal of his amateur status. Particularly well finished, with a fine and carefully applied red-brown oil varnish. Awarded bronze medals at Glasgow and Edinburgh Exhibitions. Highly regarded locally. John Raeburn Maker Largoward / St. Andrews / 1902

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