Our next auction is our October Specialist sale, featuring instruments by Giuseppe Fiorini, Carlo Antonio Testore, Romeo Antoniazzi, Antonio Gragnani, Gaetano Gadda and many more. Two days of auctions.

  • Buying
  • Selling
  • Auctions
  • Valuations
  • Instrument Prices
    • My Account Contact us

    Amati > Makers Archive > K > Benjamin F. King

    Benjamin F. King

    Banning

    KING, Benjamin F. d. before 1970 Banning, California USA. Violinist in San Jose, California and Phoenix, Arizona, self-taught maker in Banning. Produced about 35 violins and six violas on Stradivari model using his own oil varnish. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
    Worked Banning
    Looking to sell or value an instrument?

    Request an expert valuation or learn how our global auctions achieve the highest prices for your instruments.

    Get a Valuation → Selling at Auction

    Biographies

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

    John Dilworth+

    KING, Benjamin F. d. before 1970 Banning, California USA. Violinist in San Jose, California and Phoenix, Arizona, self-taught maker in Banning. Produced about 35 violins and six violas on Stradivari model using his own oil varnish. [Wenberg]

    Sell your instrument with Amati

    Get started by uploading photos of your instrument for our experts to review.

    Get a Valuation

    Sell your instrument with Amati

    Get started by uploading photos of your instrument for our experts to review.

    Get a Valuation
    Sell your Instrument

    Similar Makers

    King, Ralph M.

    King, William