Ole H. Bryant
Boston, Thornton, 1873–1943
BRYANT, Ole H. Born 1873, died 1943 Thornton, New Hampshire USA. Son of Charles Henry Bryant, above; pupil also of Charles Gage. Active from 1885. Moved to Wolfeboro with his father, subsequently to Boston as repairer for the Elias Howe Company 1894. — John Dilworth
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled O. H. Bryant Maker Boston - Mass. No 87 Anno 1915 Lot 93 | Tarisio | March 2025 | £3,707est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Partially reglued and cleated back center seam at upper block Lot 133 | Skinners | November 2018 | £6,158est. $ 7,000-9,000 |
| Violin | Labelled O. H. Bryant, Ysaye Guarnerius Model, Maker, Boston - Mass, No 101 anno 1918 Lot 145 | Tarisio | November 2017 | £5,524est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 124 Lot 268 | Skinners | November 2016 | £5,918est. $ 2,000-4,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 382 | Skinners | April 2015 | £4,903est. $ 2,000-4,000 |
| Violin | Labelled O.H. Bryant, Boston, Mass., 1921 Lot 292 | Tarisio | December 2013 | £4,763est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Boston, 1915 | — | October 2010 | £4,834 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Boston, 1920 | — | June 2009 | £2,130 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Boston, 1928 Possibly workshop of | — | March 2009 | £673 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Boston, 1920 | — | May 2008 | £2,245 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Boston, 1914 | — | May 2008 | £2,710 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Boston, 1921 | — | May 2007 | £2,304 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Boston, 1909 | — | May 2007 | £1,414 |
| Violin | Boston, 1908 | — | October 2006 | £1,768 |
| Violin | Boston, 1939 | — | May 2005 | £2,807 |
| Violin | Boston, 1937 | — | May 2005 | £1,560 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 61 g. | — | May 2005 | £140 |
| Violin | 1921 | — | May 2001 | £5,071 |
| Violin | 1921 | — | May 2000 | £4,107 |
| Violin | 1914 | — | May 2000 | £1,068 |
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John Dilworth+
BRYANT, Ole H. Born 1873, died 1943 Thornton, New Hampshire USA. Son of Charles Henry Bryant, above; pupil also of Charles Gage. Active from 1885. Moved to Wolfeboro with his father, subsequently to Boston as repairer for the Elias Howe Company 1894. Worked with his uncle Edmund, above, in Boston 1905-1908 and for Oliver Ditson until 1910. Established his own shop in Thornton. 162 violins of Guarneri and Stradivari model with amber oil varnish, of exceptionally fine quality; also three violas and two cellos. Employed a substantial staff of craftsmen who signed each instrument individually. Highly regarded in his time as an expert connoisseur, and did a great deal of repair work for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Taught violin making at summer schools in Boston and Wolfeboro near Lake Winnepesaukee. Instruments made by his assistants bear their individual labels and sometimes the words ‘under the instruction of O. H. Bryant’. O. H. Bryant / Boston. Mass. / 1926. / No. O.H.B ..
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