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Thomas Zach

Highest auction price

£2,815

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin 1887 Tue 1st May 2001 £2,815
Biographies

John Dilworth

ZACH, Thomas Born 1812 Malé Zínany Czech Republic, died 1892 Vienna Austria. Trained with J. B. Dvorak and A. Sitt in Prague. Worked in Budapest with J. B. Schweitzer, succeeding to his business in 1857. He sold the shop to Schunda 1862, moving to Subotica, Croatia, 1863, Pécs, Hungary 1864 and Bucharest, Romania 1865. There he was appointed luthier to Prince Sturdza supplying the court with a large number of instruments. In 1869 he made his final move to Vienna, where he develop and sustained a very high reputation. Employed several assistants there, including A. Ferenczy, B. Szepessy, E. Bartek and P. Pilat. Awarded first prize for quartet of instruments of Guarneri modelling 1873. Very sophisticated work on Stradivari and Guarneri models. Clear transparent golden-brown to dark red-brown shaded varnish of rich texture and consistency. Thomas Zach / Magini fecit Pestini 1858 Thomas Zach fecit / ad for A.S. Viennae 1869 Thomas Zach k.k. priv. / Geigenmacher geBorn 1829 T Z / Gemach in Wien 1886 [Benedek]

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