Pieter Baltzerson
Highest auction price
£7,312
Auction price history
Type | Details | Sold | Price |
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Violin | 35.5 cm Boston, 1927 | Thu 1st July 2010 | £1,000 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Boston, 1927 | Mon 1st February 2010 | £7,312 |
Violin | 35.5 cm Boston, 1922 | Mon 1st October 2007 | £4,282 |
Violin | Boston, 1927 | Fri 1st October 2004 | £4,135 |
Violin | 1927 | Wed 1st October 2003 | £4,071 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
BALTERSON, Pieter M. b. 1876 Tjotta Norway, died 1938 Boston Massachusetts USA. Amateur maker from c.1897 in Norway. Emigrated to the USA 1906 and worked as a labourer until joining the workshop of O. H. Bryant in Boston. Established independently in Boston from c.1920. Very highly regarded maker, generally on Stradivari models with a refined French style: excellent imported woods and soft orange-red varnish. Made over 200 instruments, including six violas and two cellos.
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