Jan Baptista Dvorak
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£6,100
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | One-piece back of medium broad curl, varnish of a plum red colour on a golden ground | March 2025 | £6,100 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Prague, 1860 | May 2006 | £5,365 |
| Violin | Prague, 1860 | November 2005 | £4,342 |
| Violin | 1886 | March 1998 | £3,220 |
| Violin | 1884 | March 1997 | £3,450 |
| Violin | 1879 | March 1997 | £3,220 |
| Violin | 1868 | March 1997 | £2,530 |
| Violin | 1877 | October 1995 | £3,220 |
| Violin | 1883 | March 1994 | £3,450 |
| Violin | 1864 | March 1994 | £2,645 |
| Violin | 1876 c. | March 1994 | £1,725 |
| Cello | 1876 | February 1982 | £1,070 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
DVORÁK, Jan Baptista Born 1825 Unhošt, died 1890 Prague Czech Republic. Apprenticed to Jan Kulik 1840-1844. Worked in Budapest for J. B. Schweitzer and for Anton Hofmann in Vienna before establishing himself in Prague. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Well constructed but not as distinguished as those of his son Karel Boromejsky, below. Varnish of variable quality; some very vivid colours used, some darker and slightly opaque with generally thin consistency. Also a guitar maker. Printed label: Joh:Bapt: Dworák / Geigen und Guitarenmacher. Prag. J. B. Dvorák / fecit Pragae.18.. [Pilar & Stramek]
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