Dusseldorf School
Franz Georg Rost
Dusseldorf, c.1869–1960
c.1960 London UK. Apprenticed to August Voigt in Markneukirchen 1883-1886. Worked for Paulus in Leipzig, Hammig in Dresden, Louis Otto in Düsseldorf, Laumann in Budapest, and Zimmermann in Leipzig. Established own workshop in London 1903-1922, before moving to New York to work for Wurlitzer 1923-192\u{2026} — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.7 cm Dusseldorf, 1896 | October 2010 | £2,185 |
| Violin | 1923 | March 1993 | £1,100 |
| Violin | 1913 | June 1990 | £1,320 |
| Viola | 42.2 cm 1938 | June 1990 | £3,520 |
| Viola | 42.2 cm 1938 | September 1989 | £1,980 |
| Violin | 1953 | November 1988 | £440 |
| Violin | 1930 | November 1987 | £1,650 |
| Viola | 41.9 cm 1937 | December 1986 | £1,650 |
| Violin | 1934 | October 1985 | £1,265 |
| Violin | 1902 | May 1985 | £989 |
| Violin | 1902-3 | October 1982 | £968 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
ROST, Franz Georg Born 1869 Jöhstadt Germany, d.c.1960 London UK. Apprenticed to August Voigt in Markneukirchen 1883-1886. Worked for Paulus in Leipzig, Hammig in Dresden, Louis Otto in Düsseldorf, Laumann in Budapest, and Zimmermann in Leipzig. Established own workshop in London 1903-1922, before moving to New York to work for Wurlitzer 1923-1928, living in Astoria, Long Island. Returned to London in 1928, working in Lexington Street. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Fine workmanship. Orange to dark red soft oil varnish of his own making. Manuscript labels: Franz Georg Rost / 13 Amery Row, Brook St. / No. 6. London W. 1904 Franz Georg Rost / 238 Goldhawk Rd. Shepherd’s Bush, London, W. / 1923 Printed labels dated after 1934: Franz Georg Rost / 44 Lexington Street London. W.I. 1943
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Working in Dusseldorf at the same time
Adolf Beck b. 1891
Joseph Lulsdorff worked 1894–1925
Leopold Mitsching worked 1894–1935
Louis Otto 1844–1920
Robert Walter Leonhardt b. 1901
Wilhelm Otto b. 1875