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    Amati > Makers Archive > K > Frederick Kuster

    Frederick Kuster

    New York

    Part-time maker. 43 violins on Stradivari model; 39 Tertis model violas. [Wenberg] — John Dilworth
    Worked New York
    Made Viola
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £544

    2 results

    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    ViolaBearing the maker's label #38 Lot 242—November 2013£266est. $ 300-500
    Viola42.5 cm 1957—November 1997£544

    Biographies

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

    John Dilworth+

    KUSTER, Frederick Worked New York, & from 1955 Wrightsville, Vermont USA. Part-time maker. 43 violins on Stradivari model; 39 Tertis model violas. [Wenberg]

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