Carl Friedrich Hopf
Klingenthal, Saxony, 1811–1892
Active from 1862 in Brunndöbra. First maker of the ‘Hopfgeigen’ or Hopf model for the violin, subsequently used by several generations of the family and also many commercial manufacturers. Fine work with golden-brown varnish of good quality. Branded internally: ‘C. F. Hopf’ — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
5 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label and brand, one-piece back Lot 53 | De Baecque | November 2019 | £145est. € 100-120 |
| Violin | Branded below the back button and internally Lot 203 | Skinners | April 2015 | £163est. $ 500-700 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's brand below the back button Lot 253 | Skinners | April 2015 | £123est. $ 200-400 |
| Violin | Branded to the inside back C. F. Hopf, branded to the button Hopf Lot 186 | Tarisio | February 2013 | £630est. $ 600-900 |
| Violin | 1876 | — | July 1989 | £220 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
HOPF, Carl Friedrich Born 1811 Klingenthal, died 1892 Brunndöbra Germany. Active from 1862 in Brunndöbra. First maker of the ‘Hopfgeigen’ or Hopf model for the violin, subsequently used by several generations of the family and also many commercial manufacturers. Fine work with golden-brown varnish of good quality. Branded internally: ‘C. F. Hopf’
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er verwendete das bekannte Hopfmodell und arbeitete recht sauber, so dass
die »Hopfgeigen« eine gewisse Berühmtheit erlangten. Sein Lack
ist nussbraun. Im Innern des Bodens brachte er die Brandmarke
an. Er lebte seit dem Ende der fünfziger Jahre in Brunndöbra.
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