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Otto Felix Wunderlich

b. 1873

after 1918 Markneukirchen. Violin and bow maker. Pupil of Moennig. Worked in Cologne, Amsterdam, and Karlsruhe. Established in Moscow from 1898. Returned to Markneukirchen after the war in 1918. Fine workmanship in violins and bows. — John Dilworth

Made Violin Bow
Taught by Moennig
A silver-mounted violin bow by Otto Wunderlich — head and frog
Violin by Otto Felix Wunderlich. Sold by Amati — from the archive.

Instruments

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£1,074

2 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Violin BowA silver-mounted violin bow by Otto Wunderlich Lot 49AmatiJanuary 2023£1,074est. £ 2,000-3,000
Silver mounted, octagonal stick stamped *OTTO WUNDERLICH* Lot 340April 2015£245est. $ 600-800

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

Otto Felix Born 1873, d. after 1918 Markneukirchen. Violin and bow maker. Pupil of Moennig. Worked in Cologne, Amsterdam, and Karlsruhe. Established in Moscow from 1898. Returned to Markneukirchen after the war in 1918. Fine workmanship in violins and bows.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Schüler von C. Richard Monnig in Markneukirchen. Arbeitete seit 1891 als Geigenmacher in Köln a./Rh., Amsterdam, Karlsruhe etc., kam 1896 nach Moskau, wo er sich 1898 selbstständig machte und bald einen guten Ruf als Geigenmacher erwarb. Auch seine Bögen werden gelobt.

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