Brno School
Franz Anton Wild
Brno, worked 1790–1834
Unattractive Stainer copies. Well made but high-arched, with deeply worked edge flute and thin dark opaque varnish. Henley points out that ground is of glue base, notorious for vulnerability to water and lack of adhesion. — John Dilworth
Auction price history
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | 40.3 cm Brünn, 1766 | October 2011 | £2,218 |
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
Franz Anton Worked circa. 1790-1834 Brno Czech Republic. Unattractive Stainer copies. Well made but high-arched, with deeply worked edge flute and thin dark opaque varnish. Henley points out that ground is of glue base, notorious for vulnerability to water and lack of adhesion.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er soll aus Brünn stammen und hat auch dort gearbeitet. Da sein Name in den Markneukirchener Kirchenbüchern fehlt, ist es wahrscheinlich, dass er anderswo starb. Seine Geigen sind gut im Ton und manchmal auch von ansprechender Form. — Ein Heinrich Adolf Wild, geb. 15. März 1843, ist noch in Markneukirchen thätig, wahrend Heinrich Robert Wild, geb. 2. Oct. 1845 in Markneukirchen, jetzt in Erlbach arbeitet. In Markneukirchen lebte:
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