Franz Albert (I) Nurnberger
Markneukirchen, 1826–1894
Son and pupil of Carl Gottlob Nürnberger, and the founder of the workshop the world now knows as ALBERT NÜRNBERGER. He first appears in a Markneukirchen address and trade listing in 1853.
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
4 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin Bow | S/E 59.5 g. | — | November 2011 | £3,383 |
| Viola Bow | N/E 70.0 g. | — | October 2010 | £1,127 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 59 g. | — | October 2010 | £316 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | December 2009 | £870 |
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Maker Overview
Life
His own work is usually on a Tourte model, sound and unshowy. Most of it left the workshop unstamped, into the hands of the town’s Verleger, the merchant publishers who bought from the makers and sold to the world, which is why bows firmly attributable to him are scarce and usually anonymous.
His larger mark was made away from the bench. He was a founding member of the Markneukirchen bow makers’ guild, whose statute was approved by the Royal District Authority of Zwickau on 14 January 1888, and he served for years as its Oberinnungsmeister, the senior master of the trade in the town.
This page covers the man. The account of the workshop, its stamp and how its bows should be read is here: The Albert Nürnberger workshops.
Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
Franz Albert (I) Born 1826, died 1894. Son and pupil of Christian Gottlob Nürnberger, above.Founder member of the Markneukirchen bow makers guild in 1888. Distinctive work on a later Tourte model, with relatively rounded frog. His work influenced the shops of R. Weichold, Dresden and W. H. Hammig, Leipzig.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Sohn von Karl Gottlob N. Ein sehr tüchtiger Bogenmacher.
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