Max Franke
Kustrin, Leipzig, 1880–1965
Pupil of Otto Jaeger in Frankfurt 1894-1898. Subsequently worked in Mannheim for H. Kessler and in Nuremberg for R. Heberlein. Senior assistant to A. Wilfer in Leipzig from 1900, before establishing his own business there in 1921. Succeeded by his son Joachim in 1956. Stradivari and Guarneri models. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Max Franke Leipzig 1948, branded MFL on the label and the endpin Lot 7 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2019 | £7,200est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Viola | Labelled Max Franke, Leipzig 1966 Lot 68 | Tarisio | October 2015 | £2,868est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Leipzig, 1957 | — | January 2008 | £2,994 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Leipzig, 1940 | — | January 2008 | £1,397 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
FRANKE, Max Born 1880 Küstrin, Brandenburg, died 1965 Leipzig Germany. Pupil of Otto Jaeger in Frankfurt 1894-1898. Subsequently worked in Mannheim for H. Kessler and in Nuremberg for R. Heberlein. Senior assistant to A. Wilfer in Leipzig from 1900, before establishing his own business there in 1921. Succeeded by his son Joachim in 1956. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Branded: ‘Franke Leipzig’
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