Johann Michael Willer
Highest auction price
£3,080
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.6 cm Prague, 1770 c. | Sat 1st November 2008 | £1,556 |
| Violin | 1800 c. | Sun 1st May 1994 | £1,706 |
| Violin | 1758 | Wed 1st November 1989 | £3,080 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
WILLER, Johann Michael Born 1753 Vils Austria, died 1826 Prague Czech Republic. Granted citizenship in Prague 1780 and head of the luthiers guild in 1825. Evolved successfully from the Stainer-Tyrolean model of his early work to an elegant Amatisé Stradivari model, although still retaining a slightly exaggerated edge flute to the arch. Fine disciplined workmanship. Long elegant corners and a resinous soft red-brown varnish. Earlier work on the Stainer model has a thinner less attractive pale brown varnish. Some Brescian-modelled work also recorded. Henley states that he supplied unlabelled instruments in the white to other makers and dealers for finishing. Johann Michael Willer / Lauten und Geigenmacher / in Prag. 1783 Johann Michael Willer / Musikalischer Instrumentenmacher / in Prag 1806 [Pilar]
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