Manchester School
Paul Voigt
Manchester, 1921–1991
Son of Paul Arno Voigt, below. Apprenticed in Markneukirchen. Returned to his father’s workshop in Manchester, and subsequently opened his own business in Shaftesbury Avenue, London assisted by his brother Ernst and later by Ernst’s son, Peter Ernest. — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.7 cm Manchester, 1906 | May 2007 | £3,744 |
| Viola | 42.6 cm England, 1955 #56 "Tertis" model | February 2006 | £1,440 |
| Violin | Manchester, 1906 | November 2005 | £3,000 |
| Violin | 1910 c. | November 2003 | £3,290 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | November 2002 | £713 |
| Violin | 19-- | May 1998 | £552 |
| Violin | 1905 | June 1995 | £920 |
| Violin | 1907 | March 1991 | £605 |
| Violin | 1907 | February 1990 | £682 |
| Violin | 1931 | November 1989 | £1,595 |
| Violin | 1935 | October 1989 | £2,090 |
| Cello | 1906 | March 1989 | £4,950 |
| Violin | 1914 | July 1988 | £1,650 |
| Cello | 1920 | April 1987 | £4,620 |
| Viola | 42.5 cm 1955 | May 1986 | £1,045 |
| Violin | 1931 | May 1986 | £918 |
| Violin | 1906 | March 1984 | £935 |
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
Paul Born 1921 Manchester, died 1991 London UK. Son of Paul Arno Voigt, below. Apprenticed in Markneukirchen. Returned to his father’s workshop in Manchester, and subsequently opened his own business in Shaftesbury Avenue, London assisted by his brother Ernst and later by Ernst’s son, Peter Ernest.
Henri Poidras+
Manchester. Oxford Rd. Contemporary maker.
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Working in Manchester at the same time
Jacob Null b. 1912
Thomas Earle Hesketh 1866–1945