Mathias Petter Kraft
Highest auction price
£3,107
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | 38.0 cm Stockholm, 1783 #3 | Sat 1st May 2004 | £3,107 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
KRAFT, Mathias Petter Born 1753 Gävle, died 1807 Stockholm Sweden. Apprenticed to Pehr Lundborg 1773-1778. Appointed instrument maker to the court 1780. Made all sorts of stringed and keyboard instruments; a significant and successful craftsman in his time. His will provided for the establishment of a school for the poor in Stockholm which survived until 1972. Two violas of small size known, one dated 1787 in the Cathedral school in Skara. Also a large 77.3cm (30 ½”) cello. Good workmanship showing a slightly Florentine combination of Tyrolean and Italian models, Staineresque soundholes, and fine light golden-brown varnish. Scrolls well balanced but not scrupulously cut. Matth. Pett. Kraft Köngl Hof / Instrument Makare Stockholm / Ao. 1781. No. 39 Pet. Kraft / Köngl hof Instrujn Makare / Stockholm [Nilsson]
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