John Alfred Gould
Boston, Liverpool, Windermere, 1866–1944
Trained in Liverpool with W. F. Archer. Emigrated to Hamilton, Canada 1884. Awarded diploma at the Hamilton Industrial Exhibition 1884. Employed by Orin Weeman in Boston from 1885. Established his own workshop there 1889; later assisted by four sons, the business known as J. A. Gould & Sons. — John Dilworth
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Made by John A. Gould, 1891 Artistic Violin Maker & Repairer 43 West Street Room 57 Boston Lot 135 | Tarisio | January 2024 | £9,269est. $ 3,000-5,000 |
| Bearing the maker's label Lot 53 | — | November 2016 | £1,973est. $ 3,000-5,000 | |
| Bearing the maker's manuscript label Lot 346 | — | October 2012 | £1,788est. $ 1,200-1,600 | |
| Violin | Liverpool, 1876 | — | January 2004 | £797 |
| Violin | Boston, 1922 | — | January 2004 | £3,984 |
| Violin | 1900 c. | — | January 2002 | £2,177 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 60 g. | — | January 1995 | £575 |
| Violin | 1893 | — | January 1993 | £2,378 |
| Violin | 1944 | — | January 1993 | £818 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
GOULD, John Alfred Born 1866 Windermere UK, died 1944 Boston USA. Trained in Liverpool with W. F. Archer. Emigrated to Hamilton, Canada 1884. Awarded diploma at the Hamilton Industrial Exhibition 1884. Employed by Orin Weeman in Boston from 1885. Established his own workshop there 1889; later assisted by four sons, the business known as J. A. Gould & Sons. Instruments made in Rome, Maine during the summer months. Cremonese and personal models. Extensive use of local American woods with fine oil varnish. John A. Gould Boston, Mass.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er erlernte in Liverpool bei Oliver & Davies den Clavierbau und verlegte
sich dabei frühzeitig auf die Geigenmacherei und wurde von dem Geigenhändler
Archer als Reparateur beschäftigt. 1883 wanderte er nach Canada aus und
konnte bereits 1884 eine Anzahl selbstgefertigter Geigen ausstellen. 1885 zog
er nach Boston, arbeitete bei O. Weemann über zwei Jahre lang und eröffnete
1889 seine eigene Werkstatt.
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