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Wilhelm Albin Kessler

Frankfurt, Markneukirchen, 1856–1945

Worked for Wenzel Lenk and Louis Noebe in Frankfurt-am-Main. Established independently there from 1897. Stradivari derived-model, executed with fine workmanship and good oil varnish of orange-brown tint. — John Dilworth

Worked Frankfurt, Markneukirchen
Made Viola, Violin

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£1,680

2 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinFrankfurt, 1928January 2004£1,680
Viola42.1 cm 1895January 1983£572

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

Wilhelm Albin, Born 1856, died 1945 Markneukirchen. Worked for Wenzel Lenk and Louis Noebe in Frankfurt-am-Main. Established independently there from 1897. Stradivari derived-model, executed with fine workmanship and good oil varnish of orange-brown tint.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Sohn von Karl Wilhelm I. K. Er arbeitete an verschiedenen Orten als Gehilfe
undliess sich zuletzt in Frankfurt a./M. nieder.

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