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Anders Froberg

Stockholm, worked 1762–1770

Granted a licence as a violin maker in 1762 (although Beckmann, Hellstedt, and Ohlberg protested that there were already enough makers in Stockholm). Only four violins recorded; one child’s violin dated 1769 extant. Stradivari or Amati model with yellow-brown varnish. — John Dilworth
Worked Stockholm
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John Dilworth+

FRÖBERG, Anders Worked circa. 1762-1770 Stockholm Sweden. Granted a licence as a violin maker in 1762 (although Beckmann, Hellstedt, and Ohlberg protested that there were already enough makers in Stockholm). Only four violins recorded; one child’s violin dated 1769 extant. Stradivari or Amati model with yellow-brown varnish. Andreas Fröberg / Stockholm, 1769 [Nilsson]

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