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Max Schuster

Markneukirchen, b. 1881

Pupil of A. Voigt, worked for H. Gütter in Breslau, C. Niedt in Würzburg, T. Kurt in Berlin and E. Gaertner in Stuttgart. Established independently in Markneukirchen 1915. Fine professional work on classical models. — John Dilworth

Worked Markneukirchen
Made Viola Bow, Violin, Violin Bow
Taught by A. Voigt

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£3,360

11 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinLabelled Max Schuster, Markneukirchen made in Germany, Copie of Antonius Stradivarius Lot 290Brompton’sNovember 2015£3,360est. £ 2,000-3,000
ViolinLabelled Max Schuster / Markneukirchen / Made in Germany 1924; Copie of Nicolaus Gagliano Lot 214Freeman'sNovember 2015£1,635est. $ 2,000-3,000
Viola BowSilver mounted, octagonal stick stamped Max Schüster, button possibly later Lot 42TarisioDecember 2013£439est. $ 600-900
ViolinBearing the maker's label Lot 326SkinnersApril 2012£1,687est. $ 3,000-5,000
Violin35.6 cm Markneukirchen, 1922 Workshop ofJanuary 2006£194
Viola BowS/E 73 g.January 2005£878
Violin BowS/E 54 g.January 2004£179
Violin BowS/E 56 g.January 2002£492
Violin1922January 2000£1,269
ViolinJanuary 1998£847
Violin BowG/E 62 g.January 1998£635

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

Max Born 1881, Worked from 1915 Markneukirchen. Pupil of A. Voigt, worked for H. Gütter in Breslau, C. Niedt in Würzburg, T. Kurt in Berlin and E. Gaertner in Stuttgart. Established independently in Markneukirchen 1915. Fine professional work on classical models.

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