George (I) Gemunder
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£30,635
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled George Gemünder fecit, Astoria, L. I., Anno 1875, branded to the inside back G. Gemunder | November 2024 | £16,024 |
| Violin | Labelled George Gemünder fecit, Astoria, L. I., Anno 1878, inscribed G. Gemunder Astoria, N. Y. 1882 | November 2024 | £30,635 |
| Violin | October 2014 | £5 | |
| Violin | October 2012 | £9,375 | |
| Violin | 36.1 cm New York, 1860 | December 2011 | £5,415 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Astoria, 1889 | November 2011 | £11,277 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Astoria, 1885 | November 2011 | £14,285 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Astoria, 1890 [Workshop of] | April 2010 | £11,784 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm New York, 1858 | April 2010 | £8,439 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm New York, 1857 | December 2009 | £16,800 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm Astoria, 1889 | October 2009 | £7,786 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm New York, 1889 | October 2009 | £12,605 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm New York, 1877 | May 2008 | £5,119 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm New York, 1878 | May 2007 | £8,065 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm New York, 1875 | October 2006 | £5,175 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm [Attributed to] | May 2006 | £3,679 |
| Violin | Astoria, 1889 | May 2005 | £6,106 |
| Violin | Astoria, 1888 | May 2004 | £4,182 |
| Violin | New York | May 2004 | £20,910 |
| Violin | 1870 c. | October 2003 | £5,019 |
| Violin | 1877 | May 2003 | £6,609 |
| Violin | 1885 | October 2002 | £11,472 |
| Violin | 1880 | June 2002 | £4,731 |
| Violin | 1884 | November 2001 | £8,777 |
| Violin | 1886 | November 1999 | £8,625 |
| Violin | 1889 | March 1986 | £1,517 |
| Violin | 1894 | March 1986 | £1,138 |
| Violin | 1894 | February 1982 | £1,070 |
| Violin | 1887 | January 1981 | £1,858 |
| Violin | 1892 | March 1980 | £1,271 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
GEMÜNDER, George (I) Born 1816 Ingelfingen, Baden-Württemberg, died 1899, Worked USA. Apprenticed to J. B. Vuillaume in Paris. Emigrated to America in 1847 to join his brother August, above, in Boston. The two worked together until 1852 when George established himself in New York City, moving to Astoria, New York State 1874. Disabled by a stroke in 1889, after which the work was taken over by his sons. Known as America’s greatest maker with good reason. Prizes and medals awarded at the London exhibitions of 1851, 1884, and 1885, Paris 1867, New York 1870, Vienna 1873, Philadelphia 1876, Amsterdam 1883, Nice 1883-4, and New Orleans 1885. Author of Progress in Violin Making (1881). An extremely skilful craftsman and copyist, he worked on most classical models. One violin entered in the Vienna exhibition of 1873 was taken to be an original Guarneri del Gesù violin, and so ironically could not be given a prize. Made extensive and highly successful use of native American wood, both pine and maples. Instruments in several grades related to the model and finish; ‘antiqued’ work charged extra.
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