Hans Edler

Highest auction price

£5,980

Auction price history

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Cello	75.6 cm 1937	Thu 1st November 2007	£4,800
Violin	Munich, 1922	Tue 1st November 2005	£1,895
Cello	1947	Tue 1st March 1994	£5,980
Violin	1929	Thu 19th November 1992	£5,946

Biographies

John Dilworth

EDLER, Hans Born 1889 Frankfurt, Worked circa. 1919-1954 Munich Germany. Son of Friedrich Edler (III), brother of Friedrich (IV), and Richard. Worked for J. J. Held in Bonn and A. Roemer in Freiburg. Military service intervened briefly but in 1911 resumed work with Giuseppe Fiorini in Munich as the last of Fiorini’s pupils. Established his own shop in Munich 1919, which he maintained until World War II. Awarded diploma of honour at Liège 1954. Personal model derived from Stradivari proportions but also made copies of various antique makers. Very well finished work. Highly respected connoisseur of old instruments. Hans Edler / Geigenmacher / München 19..