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    Amati > Makers Archive > T > Joseph Augustus Titus

    Joseph Augustus Titus

    b. 1862

    after 1927 Worcester, Massachusetts USA. Moved to Worcester, Massachusetts 1868. Established there as a lawyer. First instruments completed 1889. Established as violin maker 1917. About 200 violins produced on a personal model. Own oil varnish. Advocated a short bass bar. — John Dilworth
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £133

    1 results

    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    ViolinLabelled Joseph Augustus ..., top cracks including saddle and pin, rib cracks, open seams, D-peg crack Lot 1213—June 2021£133est. $ 300-500

    Biographies

    The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

    John Dilworth+

    TITUS, Joseph Augustus Born 1862 Leicester, d. after 1927 Worcester, Massachusetts USA. Moved to Worcester, Massachusetts 1868. Established there as a lawyer. First instruments completed 1889. Established as violin maker 1917. About 200 violins produced on a personal model. Own oil varnish. Advocated a short bass bar. Joseph Augustus Titus / fecit Anno 1926. J.A.T.

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