Christian August Hopf
Klingenthal, Quittenbach, Saxony
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.5 cm Kligenthal, 19th C. | — | December 2011 | £1,063 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1918 Workshop of | — | December 2011 | £191 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1800 c. | — | December 2010 | £60 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Kligenthal | — | December 2010 | £932 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm | — | March 2010 | £240 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Markneukirchen, 1800 c. | — | November 2008 | £898 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm | — | September 2008 | £212 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm 1820 c. | — | October 2006 | £426 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Mid-19th C. | — | February 2006 | £232 |
| Violin | — | February 2005 | £246 | |
| Violin | Quittenbach, 1777 | — | May 2004 | £901 |
| Violin | — | March 2004 | £287 | |
| Violin | 1840 c. | — | September 2000 | £598 |
| Violin | 1840 | — | June 1999 | £405 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
HOPF, Christian August Worked from 1780 Klingenthal Germany. Various grades of work: some unpurfled for trade sale; better instruments with purfling and better wood, etc. Very low flat arch with broad edge channel. Light brown or orange varnish. Branded on the inside of back: ‘C. A. Hopf’ or ‘Hopf’, Manuscript label: Christian August Hopf / Violinmacher in / Klingenthal, 1782
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Handwerksmässige Dutzendarbeiten kommen mit seinem Namen vor.
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