Karel Boromejsky Dvorak
Highest auction price
£6,000
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.8 cm Prague, 1887 | Tue 1st March 2011 | £6,000 |
| Violin | 1904 | Thu 1st November 2001 | £3,450 |
| Violin | 1899 | Tue 1st May 2001 | £3,217 |
| Violin | 1908 | Sat 1st November 1997 | £1,955 |
| Violin | 1890 | Fri 1st March 1991 | £3,960 |
| Violin | 1908 | Tue 1st November 1983 | £990 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
DVORÁK, Karel Boromejsky Born 1856, died 1909 Prague Czech Republic. Son and pupil of Jan Baptista Dvorák, above. Worked in Vienna, Strasbourg, and for Silvestre in Paris before settling in Prague. Excellent craftsman. Copyist of Stradivari and occasionally Guarneri, using very fine materials in classical manner. Superb finish and harmonious proportion following classical regulations. Fine textured deep red-brown varnish. Leading expert and connoisseur of his own country. Signed internally on the back, close to the upper block. Printed label: Carolus Bor:Dvorák / fecit Prague Anno 18.. [Pilar & Stramek]
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