Wilhelm Thomas Theodor Jaura
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£11,646
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Wilhelm Thomas Jaura in Wien fecit Anno 1904. Op. 167, numbered 166 by the endpin | March 2024 | £5,040 |
| Cello | 75.1 cm Vienna, 1878 | May 2009 | £11,646 |
| Violin | 1917 | July 2003 | £1,410 |
| Violin | 1912 | October 2002 | £4,168 |
| Violin | 1899 | July 1992 | £770 |
| Violin | 1917 | June 1989 | £5,500 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
JAURA, Wilhelm Thomas Theodor Born 1863, died 1922 Vienna Austria. Eldest son of Wilhelm Josef Jaura; a guitar maker. Worked for W. T. Gutermann for 21 years. Established independently from 1898. Luthier to the Viennese court and respected member of the Violin Makers’ Guild. Recognized as the leading expert connoisseur in Vienna. Awarded various decorations and medals. Finely worked copies of classical Italian instruments with good oil varnish. Credited with 300 violins, 80 violas and 150 cellos. Wilhelm Thomas Jaura / in Wien fecit anno 18.. Wilhelm Thomas Jaura / K.U.K. Hof-Geigenmacher / in Wien / opus 142 fecit 1908
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