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Frans Waldemar Dahlen

Dalsland, Gothenburg, b. 1871

Active as an amateur from 1884 and turned professional c.1890. Established in Göteborg 1920. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Orange-red and red-brown oil varnish. Some close copies of individual Stradivari instruments. Gold medal at Stockholm Exhibition 1925. — John Dilworth

Worked Dalsland, Gothenburg
Made Violin
Violin by Frans Dahlen, Gothenburg, 192* — front
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Violin by Frans Dahlen, Gothenburg, 192*. Sold by Amati. Measurements and detail photographs →

Instruments

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£1,517

4 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinA violin by Frans Dahlen, Gothenburg, 192* Lot 193AmatiMarch 2024£1,517est. £ 500-1,000
ViolinA violin by Frans Waldemar Dahlén, Göteborg, early 20th Century Lot 63AmatiJune 2019£569est. £ 500-1,000
Violin35.9 cm Goteborg, 1949March 2011£460
Violin1951November 1998£1,265

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

DAHLÉN, Frans Waldemar Born 1871 Dalsland Sweden. Active as an amateur from 1884 and turned professional c.1890. Established in Göteborg 1920. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Orange-red and red-brown oil varnish. Some close copies of individual Stradivari instruments. Gold medal at Stockholm Exhibition 1925. Franz Waldemar Dahlén / Violinbyggare / Göteborg Anno 19.. Frans W. Dahlén / Violinbyggaren / Göteborg / Landsvdgsgat s./ 1926

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