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Ignaz Anton Lutz

Highest auction price

£4,897

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin 35.6 cm San Francisco, 1920 c. Thu 1st April 2010 £4,603
Violin 35.6 cm San Francisco, 1924 Mon 1st October 2007 £3,140
Violin 35.8 cm San Francisco, 1922 Tue 1st May 2007 £4,897
Violin 1927 Sun 1st November 1998 £2,702
Biographies

John Dilworth

Ignaz Anton Born 1882 Vienna Austria, died 1927 San Francisco, California USA. Son and pupil of Ignaz Lutz (I), above. Subsequently worked for various workshops in Vienna, Berlin, Paris, and London before emigrating to the USA. Earned a high reputation as a repairer and restorer. Owned the 1724 Stradivari ‘Erlich’ violin, on which he modelled his own work. Red-brown varnish of his own formulation, sometimes with shaded ‘antique’ finish. Ignaz Lutz / San Francisco, Cal. 19..

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