Olav Breivik

Highest auction price achieved
£ 593.00

By John Dilworth

BREIVIK, Olav Born 1898 Norway, Worked circa. 1914-1962 Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA. Emigrated to America c.1914. Trained as a violin maker in Chicago from 1927. Worked in Neenah, Wisconsin before settling in Milwaukee from 1934. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Credited with 140 violins, 40 violas and eight cellos. [Wenberg]

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.9 cm Milwaukee, 1954 Sun 1st July 07 £ 533.00
Violin 35.9 cm Milwaukee, 1954 Sat 1st July 06 £ 593.00
Violin 36.5 cm Falls Village, Ct, 1879 Sat 1st July 06 £ 343.00

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