Johann Christoph Leidolff
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£14,045
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cello | Labelled Joannes Christophorus Leidolff, fecit Viennae 1758, soundholes recut, lower ribs later | October 2024 | £14,045 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm 1761(?) | December 2011 | £1,587 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Vienna, Mid- 18th C. | March 2011 | £1,800 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Vienna, 1727 | November 2008 | £2,994 |
| Cello | 75.0 cm Vienna, 1745 c. | March 2008 | £3,125 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Vienna, 1740 c. | May 2006 | £1,042 |
| Violin | Vienna, 1753 | November 2005 | £1,500 |
| Violin | 1750 c. | November 2000 | £643 |
| Violin | 17-- | March 1992 | £3,520 |
| Violin | 1748 | March 1990 | £660 |
| Violin | 1748 | October 1986 | £902 |
| Violin | 1761 | November 1983 | £660 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
LEIDOLFF (LEYDOLFF), Johann Christoph Born 1690, died 1758 Vienna Austria. Son of Nicolaus Leidolff, below. Appointed luthier to the Viennese court. Several assistants in large workshop, so production is slightly inconsistent. Fairly crude Stainer or Amati models; neatly finished and fine materials. Early work with good dark brown varnish. Later introduced a red tint laid over a dark stained ground. Johann Christoph Leidolff / Lauten und Geigenmacher Joannes Christophorus Leidolff / fecit Viennae. 1748
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