Carl Joseph Hellmer
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£4,820
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cello | 72.3 cm Prague, 1794 [Probably by] | July 2010 | £3,846 |
| Cello | 71.2 cm Prague, 1780 c. Viola d'gamba | October 2009 | £4,820 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Pargue, 1790 c. [Probably by] | April 2008 | £1,128 |
| Violin | Prague, 1782 | November 2005 | £1,737 |
| Viola | 39.7 cm 1767 | June 1998 | £2,875 |
| Violin | 17-- | November 1997 | £289 |
| Violin | 1770 | April 1982 | £1,430 |
| Violin | 1770 | May 1981 | £1,980 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
HELLMER, Carl Joseph Born 1739 Smichov, nr. Prague, died 1811 Prague Czech Republic. Son of Johann Georg Hellmer, below. Pupil and assistant of Ulrich Eberle. Player of, and composer for, lute and mandolin. Active violin maker from 1763. Excellent work on Stainer and Stradivari models. Regarded as one of the best makers of the Prague school. Good yellow-brown or dark opaque red spirit varnish. Carolus Hellmer / in Prag.18.. Carolus Hellmer / me fecit Pragae. 1769 Carolus Josephus Hellmer / me fecit Pragae. 1805 Carolus Hellmer in Prag. / 1764
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