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    Paul Franke

    Nuremberg, c.1876–1945

    c.1945 Nuremberg Germany. Elder brother of Max Franke, above. The workshop was destroyed by Allied bombing in 1945, and he died as a result. Large Stradivari model. Fine golden-red varnish and materials. Paul Franke, Geigenbauer / Nürnberg gefertigt, 1910 — John Dilworth
    Worked Nuremberg
    Made Violin
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £2,300
    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    Violin1932—May 1997£2,300

    Biographies

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    John Dilworth+

    FRANKE, Paul Born 1876, d.c.1945 Nuremberg Germany. Elder brother of Max Franke, above. The workshop was destroyed by Allied bombing in 1945, and he died as a result. Large Stradivari model. Fine golden-red varnish and materials. Paul Franke, Geigenbauer / Nürnberg gefertigt, 1910

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