Walter Feiler
Bad Brambach
Walter Richard Feiler (1906–1989) was a German violin maker from Bad Brambach, Saxony. Trained by his father, Richard Feiler, he qualified as a master violin maker in 1938. Over the course of his career, he produced around 680 instruments, with a particular focus on violas. His work was noted for its craftsmanship, use of seasoned tonewood, and individually prepared varnishes. In 1959, one of his violas received a silver medal at an international violin-making competition in Ascoli Piceno, Italy. Feiler was a member of the Markneukirchen instrument-making cooperative (Migma) from 1950 until 1988, the year he retired. He remained based in Bad Brambach throughout his life and died there in 1989.
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | Labelled Walter Feiler, Radiumbad Brambach, gebaut nach Ant. Stradivarius, anno 1972 nr 470 Lot 33 | Tarisio | January 2024 | £2,280est. £ 1,500-2,200 |
| N° 662 Lot 108 | — | October 2015 | £1,194est. € 1.300 | |
| One-piece back of broad curl, ribs similar, table of fine width grain, varnish of a golden brown colour Lot 638 | — | December 2013 | £1,500est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
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