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Remerus Liessem

London, worked 1730–1760

Cittern and guitar maker; some violins and cellos of trade quality. Germanic style. Dark golden-yellow varnish. Remerus Liessem / London 1735 — John Dilworth

Worked London
Made Violin, Violin Bow

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£5,089

8 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinBearing a manuscript label Remerus Liessem fecit Badin... 1733, in an excellent state of preservation Lot 93Brompton’sMarch 2012£4,200est. £ 3,000-5,000
Violin35.5 cm London, 1751January 2008£5,089
Violin1754January 2001£2,040
Violin1751January 1996£2,875
Violin BowIvory 56 g. Baroque styleJanuary 1988£4,620
Violin1718 Baroque styleJanuary 1987£1,210
Violin1750January 1986£418
Violin1748January 1985£934

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

LIESSEM, Remerus Worked circa. 1730-1760 London UK. Cittern and guitar maker; some violins and cellos of trade quality. Germanic style. Dark golden-yellow varnish. Remerus Liessem / London 1735

Cecie Stainer+

A maker in London, 1756. This name and date were found in a cither of old-fashioned shape.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Er soll hauptsächlich Zithern gemacht haben; bekannt ist mir jedoch nur eine einzige Cistre von ihm, die sich in der Sammlung Loup befand.

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