Johann Georg Meisel
Klingenthal, worked 1745–1790
Stradivari-derived models. Rustic workmanship with fine materials. Varnish of inconsistent quality, from thin yellow brown to improved but rather opaque red-brown. Johann Georg Meisel / Violinmacher in Klingenthal — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Illustrated in Klingenthaler Geigenbau, p. 138 - 139 and 176; labelled Johan Georg Meisel ... Lot 146 | Tarisio | October 2018 | £4,425est. £ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin | Two-piece back of faint medium curl, varnish of a light reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 20 | Gardiner Houlgate | October 2014 | £480est. £ 400-600 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Klingenthal, 1793 | — | January 2008 | £798 |
| Violin | 1780 c. | — | January 1998 | £353 |
| Cello | 1764 | — | January 1995 | £2,277 |
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John Dilworth+
Johann Georg Worked circa. 1745-1790 Klingenthal. Stradivari-derived models. Rustic workmanship with fine materials. Varnish of inconsistent quality, from thin yellow brown to improved but rather opaque red-brown. Johann Georg Meisel / Violinmacher in Klingenthal
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Angeblich ein Sohn von Carl Christian M. Einer der besten Klingenthaler
Meister, der auch als Bürger in Ansehen stand und schon 1749 das Amt eines
Richters bekleidete.
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Pupils
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Family
Klingenthal School
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- Christian Friedrich Bauer worked 1778–1790
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- Christian Heinrich Dorffel worked 1760
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