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John K. Empsall

Highest auction price

£1,265

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin 1906 Fri 1st October 1993 £1,265
Biographies

John Dilworth

EMPSALL, John K. Worked from 1890, died 1910 Ben Rhydding, Yorkshire UK. Violinist of the Bradford Symphony Orchestra and amateur maker. Experimented with varnish. Imported mass produced instruments in the white and finished them with various varnishes, with widely ranging results. A few instruments entirely of his own make. John K. Empsall / Ben Rhydding 1897

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