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    Wilhelm Albin Kessler

    Frankfurt, Markneukirchen, 1856–1945

    Worked for Wenzel Lenk and Louis Noebe in Frankfurt-am-Main. Established independently there from 1897. Stradivari derived-model, executed with fine workmanship and good oil varnish of orange-brown tint. — John Dilworth
    Worked Frankfurt, Markneukirchen
    Made Viola, Violin
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £1,680

    2 results

    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    ViolinFrankfurt, 1928—July 2004£1,680
    Viola42.1 cm 1895—April 1983£572

    Biographies

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

    John Dilworth+

    Wilhelm Albin, Born 1856, died 1945 Markneukirchen. Worked for Wenzel Lenk and Louis Noebe in Frankfurt-am-Main. Established independently there from 1897. Stradivari derived-model, executed with fine workmanship and good oil varnish of orange-brown tint.

    Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

    Sohn von Karl Wilhelm I. K. Er arbeitete an verschiedenen Orten als Gehilfe
    undliess sich zuletzt in Frankfurt a./M. nieder.

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