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    Amati > Makers Archive > G > Joseph Geiger

    Joseph Geiger

    Holmes, b. 1845

    after 1926 St Joseph, Missouri USA. Self-taught maker. Worked in Canton, Ohio, from 1908, Independence, Kansas 1910, and finally in St. Joseph, Missouri. Produced about 400 instruments. Stradivari model. Good workmanship with various varnishes. Jos. Geiger / St. Joseph. Missouri / Feb. 1913 — John Dilworth
    Worked Holmes
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £612

    1 results

    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    ViolinLabelled Made by Jos. Geiger, Canton, Ohio. Dec. 7, 1906 Lot 255TarisioJuly 2012£612est. $ 800-1,200

    Biographies

    The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

    John Dilworth+

    GEIGER, Joseph Born 1845 Holmes County, Ohio, Worked from 1890, d. after 1926 St Joseph, Missouri USA. Self-taught maker. Worked in Canton, Ohio, from 1908, Independence, Kansas 1910, and finally in St. Joseph, Missouri. Produced about 400 instruments. Stradivari model. Good workmanship with various varnishes. Jos. Geiger / St. Joseph. Missouri / Feb. 1913

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