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Martin Leopold (Leopold II) WIDHALM

Highest auction price

£9,000

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin 35.6 cm Nuremberg, 1785 c. Mon 1st October 2007 £5,250
Violin 35.6 cm Nuremberg, 1780 c. [Probably by] Sat 1st July 2006 £1,440
Violin 35.6 cm 1790 Thu 1st June 2006 £1,680
Viola 40.3 cm Nuremberg, 1766 [Probably by] Wed 1st February 2006 £1,560
Violin Nuremberg, 1783 (head later) Tue 1st November 2005 £3,600
Violin Germany, 1796 c. Fri 1st April 2005 £940
Cello Nüremberger, 1792 Tue 1st February 2005 £9,000
Violin Nüremberger, 1780 c. Tue 1st February 2005 £1,560
Violin Nurnberg, 1785 c. Thu 1st April 2004 £4,039
Biographies

John Dilworth

WIDHALM, Martin Leopold (Leopold II) Born 1747, died 1806 Nuremberg Germany. Son, pupil, and successor of Leopold Widhalm, above. Continued with his father’s label. Work in general less refined than that of his father, with higher arching and slightly uneven purfling. Scroll markedly wide across the eyes. Retained the fine varnish, although some instruments appear to have a thinner harder recipe. Branded internally, with or without double-headed eagle: ‘LW’ Leopold Widhalm Lauten- und / Geigenmacher in Nürnberg, fecit A. 1789

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