Henry Richard Knopf

Highest auction price achieved
£ 7200.00

By Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

Ältester Sohn von Heinrich Kn. Schüler seines Vaters und seines Onkels Wilhelm, bei denen er zunächst das Bogenmachen erlernte. später kam er zu Bausch nach Dresden und Adam nach Berlin und wurde hier als Geigenmacher ausgebildet. 1879 ging er zu John Albert nach Philadelphia und machte sich bereits 1880 in New-York selbstständig. Er verarbeitet nur sehr altes Holz und ahmt das grosse Stradivari- Modell nach. Seinen Lack setzt er selbst zusammen.

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin Bow S/E 59.0 g. Tue 1st November 11 £ 4511.00
Violin 35.6 cm New York, 1905 Tue 1st November 11 £ 2585.00
Violin 35.8 cm New York, 1913 Sun 1st May 11 £ 2549.00
Violin 35.8 cm New York, 1914 Sun 1st May 11 £ 2913.00
Viola Bow S/E 61 g. Sun 1st May 11 £ 639.00
Violin Bow N/E 52.5 g. without hair Wed 1st December 10 £ 722.00
Violin Bow S/E 53 g. no hair Tue 1st June 10 £ 780.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. New York, 1920 c. Mon 1st March 10 £ 7200.00
Violin Bow S/E 56.0 g. Thu 1st October 09 £ 960.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. stamped "HR Knopf New York" Sun 1st March 09 £ 631.00
Violin 35.8 cm American, early 20th C. Sun 1st June 08 £ 1619.00
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. branded "H.R. Knopf, New York" Sun 1st June 08 £ 771.00
Violin Bow S/E 58 g. Berlin, early 20th C. Sat 1st March 08 £ 4750.00
Violin 35.7 cm New York, 1900 Mon 1st October 07 £ 2446.00
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Stamped "HR Knopf New York" Tue 1st May 07 £ 707.00
Violin Bow S/E 56 g. Stamped "HR Knopf New York" Tue 1st May 07 £ 648.00
Cello Bow S/E 79.0 g. Mon 1st May 06 £ 797.00
Violin New York, 1927 Sat 1st October 05 £ 1965.00
Cello Bow S/E 70 g. without hair, with tinsel grip Sun 1st May 05 £ 811.00
Violin Bow G/T 63 g. also branded "New York" Fri 1st April 05 £ 2193.00
Viola 40.2 cm [Probably by] Thu 1st July 04 £ 2151.00
Violin Bow S/E 52 g. branded "Albertini" Thu 1st May 03 £ 2024.00

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