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George Duncan
He was born Jan. 17, 1855, and emigrated to America in 1892. His instruments from about 1883 on are magnificent. They are on the model of Stradivari and Guarneri, varnished with a beautiful oil varnish usually of a golden orange red tint. The wood in some specimens is of a broad figure in the back, and of a medium grain in the front table. The tone is large, rich, and free. He was awarded the gold medal for an exhibit of two violins at the London Exhibition of Inventions and Music in 1885. These two violins were of a beautiful appearance, though I did not have the pleasure to try their tone. Duncan is a born artist, and his work will improve with age and become valuable. It is to be hoped that his talents will be appreciated on the other side of the Atlantic to the extent they deserve. Label : — NO, 37 MADE BY GEORGE DUNCAN, GLASGOW, 1884
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Price History
| Type | Title | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.4 cm Glasgow, 1880 | Wed 1st June 11 | £ 1320.00 |
| Viola | 42.3 cm Glasgow, 1886 | Sat 1st March 08 | £ 8500.00 |
| Violin | 1882 | Thu 1st June 00 | £ 1725.00 |
| Violin | 1891 | Fri 1st November 91 | £ 2530.00 |
| Violin | 1888 | Sat 1st June 91 | £ 2090.00 |
| Violin | 1884 | Mon 1st September 86 | £ 396.00 |
| Violin | 1887 | Thu 1st May 86 | £ 756.00 |
| Violin | 1887 | Sat 1st March 86 | £ 918.00 |
| Violin | 1883 | Fri 1st May 81 | £ 770.00 |
| Violin | 1889 | Fri 1st May 81 | £ 1100.00 |
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