Bela Szepessy
Highest auction price
£14,900
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Mon 12th May 2014 | £10,000 | |
| Violin | 35.7 cm [Possibly by] | Wed 1st December 2010 | £3,360 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm London, 1889 n°61 [Probably by] | Tue 1st June 2010 | £3,840 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm London, 1923 n°251 | Sun 1st March 2009 | £2,500 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm London, 1922, after "Guarneri" | Wed 1st October 2008 | £2,750 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm London, 1883 [Attributed to] | Sun 1st June 2008 | £960 |
| Viola | 41.2 cm London, 1889 | Sat 1st March 2008 | £14,900 |
| Violin | London, 1912 #316 | Tue 1st November 2005 | £2,369 |
| Violin | London, 1914 | Tue 1st November 2005 | £5,760 |
| Violin | London, 1911 [Ascribed to] | Tue 1st March 2005 | £1,080 |
| Violin | London, 1916 | Thu 1st July 2004 | £1,195 |
| Violin | London, 1888 #35 | Thu 1st July 2004 | £5,975 |
| Violin | 1888 | Fri 1st March 2002 | £4,800 |
| Violin | 1916 | Fri 1st March 2002 | £2,250 |
| Violin | 1903 | Thu 1st March 2001 | £4,112 |
| Violin | 1888 | Wed 1st March 2000 | £4,370 |
| Violin | 1902 | Sat 1st May 1999 | £4,925 |
| Violin | 1885 | Thu 1st October 1998 | £5,290 |
| Violin | 1890 | Tue 1st September 1998 | £3,220 |
| Violin | 1883 | Sat 1st November 1997 | £1,840 |
| Violin | 1889 | Fri 1st November 1996 | £2,875 |
| Violin | 1889 | Sat 1st June 1996 | £3,680 |
| Violin | 1922 | Wed 1st November 1995 | £3,220 |
| Violin | 1897 | Wed 1st February 1995 | £4,715 |
| Violin | 1919 | Thu 1st December 1994 | £3,450 |
| Violin | 1885 | Tue 1st November 1994 | £5,520 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 58 g. | Tue 1st November 1994 | £460 |
| Violin | 1895 | Wed 1st June 1994 | £6,325 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 58 g. | Wed 1st June 1994 | £690 |
| Violin | 1903 | Fri 1st October 1993 | £5,520 |
| Violin | 1886 | Thu 1st April 1993 | £3,450 |
| Violin | 19-- | Sun 1st November 1992 | £4,400 |
| Violin Bow | S/T 58 g. | Fri 1st November 1991 | £990 |
| Violin Bow | S/T | Sun 1st November 1987 | £880 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
SZEPESSY, Béla Born 1856 Budapest Hungary, died 1925 Tyrol Apprenticed to A. Engleder and S. Nemessányi 1868-1874. Worked for T. Zach in Vienna 1874-1879. Possibly in Munich 1879-1881 and came to London via Brussels in 1881. Earliest work from 1874 and most productive period spent in London 1882-1916. Retired to the Tyrol 1921 with failing health. Extremely fine craftsmanship on accurately observed classical models. Aged and shaded varnish in appropriate colours and of great depth and richness. Distinctive interior work with dark hardwood linings inserted into both sides of the corner blocks with a shallow point. Violas on large models with high ribs. No cellos presently known. Signed internally. Labels numbered up to 218 in 1916. Szeppessy Béla Sz. B. / London 1885 no.14
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