Johann Christian Hammig
Markneukirchen, Neukirchen Bey Adorf, 1732–1816
Son and pupil of Johann Georg Hammig, below. Admitted to the Violin Makers’ Guild 1751. Well-executed Tyrolean patterns. Extravagant soundhole design, Stainer-derived, but upper and lower wings extended across the table bringing the lower finial very close to the corner. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Cello | 7/8 size cello, branded I.C.H. Lot 102 | Vichy | December 2025 | £7,125est. € 6.000-8.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Johann Hammig et Sohne, in Neukirchen bei Adorf. 18... Lot 277 | Brompton’s | March 2020 | £3,600est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Johann Hammig et Söhne, in Neukirchen bei Adorf 1827 Lot 111 | Tarisio | June 2019 | £4,200est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Cello | Labelled Johann Hammig & Söhne in Neukirchen bei Adorf 18...4 Lot 108 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2018 | £3,840est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Cello | 73.6 cm Neukirchen Bey Adorf, 1792 | — | January 2009 | £1,668 |
| Cello | 1795 | — | January 1995 | £1,380 |
| Violin | 1846 | — | January 1988 | £495 |
| Violin | 18-- | — | January 1988 | £528 |
| Cello | 1797 | — | January 1984 | £1,980 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
HAMMIG, Johann Christian Born 1732, died 1816 Markneukirchen Germany. Son and pupil of Johann Georg Hammig, below. Admitted to the Violin Makers’ Guild 1751. Well-executed Tyrolean patterns. Extravagant soundhole design, Stainer-derived, but upper and lower wings extended across the table bringing the lower finial very close to the corner. Preference for plain, one-piece backs. Golden brown varnish. Instruments dated after 1816 are the work of his sons. Branded: ‘*I.*C.*H.*’. Manuscript label: Joh: Christian Hammig / Music. Instr. 1756 Printed label: Johann Christian Hammig / Bass und Instrumentenmacher / in Neukirchen bey Adorf. 1801 Johann Hammig et Söhne in Neukirchen bei Adorf. 1823 [Hamma]
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Sohn und Schüler von Johann Georg H. Er war gut musikalisch vorgebildet
und auch kaufmännisch tüchtig. 1755 wurde er Meister und machte
schon als Knabe recht gute Geigen. In seiner ersten Zeit verwendete er
nur geschriebene Zettel, später gedruckte und auch den Brandstempel:
* I. * C. * H. *
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Pupils
Wilhelm August Hammig Pupil
Family
Wilhelm August Hammig Grandson