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    Amati > Makers Archive > H > Franz Hornsteiner

    Franz Hornsteiner

    Bavaria, Mittenwald, worked 1782–1820

    Klotz model. Yellow-brown varnish. Small violas with flatter arching. Franz Hornsteiner in / Mittenwald. 1793 — John Dilworth
    Worked Bavaria, Mittenwald
    Made Violin
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £660
    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    Violin1786—November 1993£638
    Violin1800 c. 3/4 Size—November 1992£660

    Biographies

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    John Dilworth+

    HORNSTEINER, Franz Worked circa. 1782-1820 Mittenwald Germany. Klotz model. Yellow-brown varnish. Small violas with flatter arching. Franz Hornsteiner in / Mittenwald. 1793

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