Josef Muller
Highest auction price
£237
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 1888 | Thu 1st February 1990 | £220 |
| Violin | 1906 | Sat 1st March 1986 | £237 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
MÜLLER, Josef Born 1850, d.c.1925 Luby (Schönbach) Czech Republic. Violin and bow maker. Son and pupil of Andreas Müller, wind instrument maker and dealer. Distinguished flautist and maker and repairer of brass and woodwind instruments, succeeding to his father’s shop in 1873. Expanded the business into making and repair of stringed instruments, producing or retailing generally inexpensive commercial copies of Stradivari, Guarneri, and Stainer. Some experimental models, and various attempts at improved varnish formulations and wood treatments, principally water-seasoning the timber and sometimes using lime-water. Succeeded by his son Andreas, above. Bows of good commercial quality. Josef Müller, Schönbach b.Eger i. Böhm: / K.K. ausschl. privilegierte / Musikinstrumenten- & Saiten-Fabrikation.
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