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