Johann Georg (II) Leeb
Bratislava, c.1740–1813
c.1813 Bratislava (Pressburg) Slovakia Son and successor of Johann Georg Leeb (I), above, active c.1779-1810. One of the most influential and important makers of the Hungarian school. Generally Amatisé and personal models, his own being flat-arched and Bergonzi-like. Accurate workmanship. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Johann Georg Leeb in Presburg, 1788 Lot 1 | Ingles & Hayday | March 2016 | £4,200est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Two-piece back, ribs similar, head of light curl, table of medium grain, varnish of a brown colour Lot 15 | Dorotheum | March 2012 | £1,564est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin | 33.0 cm Pressburg, 1804, Child's size | — | June 2008 | £1,630 |
| Violin | 1780 c. | — | November 2006 | £1,963 |
| Violin | 1800 c. | — | June 1997 | £1,265 |
| Violin | 1787 | — | June 1995 | £5,980 |
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John Dilworth+
LEEB, Johann Georg (II) Born circa. 1740, d.c.1813 Bratislava (Pressburg) Slovakia Son and successor of Johann Georg Leeb (I), above, active c.1779-1810. One of the most influential and important makers of the Hungarian school. Generally Amatisé and personal models, his own being flat-arched and Bergonzi-like. Accurate workmanship. Fine wood used for the fronts, but maple usually of very ordinary quality. Instruments themselves in various grades, and varnish from thin dark and almost opaque, to fine red-brown, although quite thin textured. Joannes Georgius Leeb / fecit Posonii. 1783 [Benedek]
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