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August Martin Ludwig Gemunder

Highest auction price

£6,434

Auction price history

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin Bow	S/E 56.5 g. with partial hair [Probably "Knopf Workshop"]	Sat 1st October 2011	£2,614
Violin Bow	S/E 62.5 g. [Firm of]	Wed 1st December 2010	£380
Violin	36.2 cm New York, 1893 [Firm of]	Wed 1st December 2010	£836
Violin	36.0 cm New York, 1885	Thu 1st April 2010	£5,342
Violin Bow	S/E 47.2 g. [Made for]	Fri 1st August 2008	£282
Violin	35.4 cm New York, 1880 c.	Sun 1st June 2008	£1,060
Violin	35.6 cm labeled "Gemunder, Art violinâ€¦" (neck spot glued)	Sun 1st June 2008	£1,060
Violin	New York, 1880	Sun 1st May 2005	£998
Violin	New York, 1874	Fri 1st October 2004	£3,499
Violin	New York [Made for the firm of]	Thu 1st July 2004	£498
Violin	Astoria, 1882	Sat 1st May 2004	£6,434
Violin Bow	G/E 52 g.	Tue 1st April 2003	£971
Violin	1870	Sat 1st June 2002	£1,971
Violin		Fri 1st May 1998	£353
Violin	1882	Sat 1st November 1997	£3,062
Violin	1894	Sun 1st June 1980	£257
Violin Bow	S/E 60	Sun 1st June 1980	£362

Biographies

John Dilworth Cecie Stainer Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

John Dilworth

GEMÜNDER, August Martin Ludwig Born 1814 Ingelfingen, Baden-Württemberg Germany, died 1895 New York, USA Son and pupil of Johann Georg Heinrich Gemünder, below. Worked in Regensburg. Emigrated to America 1846. Established first in Springfield, Massachusetts, as an organ builder with his brother Albert. Moved to New York 1859 to work with his other brother George until 1866. From 1864 worked independently as an organ builder, but resumed violin making in 1866 and established the firm of August Gemünder & Sons 1890. Achieved a very fine reputation as copyist of individual master instruments and as a restorer.