Otto SCHUNEMANN
Highest auction price
£3,120
Auction price history
Type | Details | Sold | Price |
---|---|---|---|
Cello | 76.0 cm Schwerin, 1892 | Sat 1st November 2008 | £2,794 |
Violin | 1891 | Wed 1st October 2003 | £3,120 |
Violin | 1888 | Mon 1st February 1993 | £1,078 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
SCHÜNEMANN, Otto Born 1837 Dargun, died 1914 Hamburg Germany. Violinist. Became a luthier under the influence of Dr. Wirsing of Prague; mainly self-taught in Hamburg. Founded a violin making school in Schwerin 1888, with the patronage of the Duke of Mecklenburg, returning to Hamburg in 1898. Finely made compact model with flat arch, large scroll, fine materials, and red-brown varnish. Deutsche Geigenmacher Schule / Otto Schünemann / Schwerin i M. 1892
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