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Kurt Lothar Meisel

Klingenthal, b. 1929

Son and pupil of Kurt Oswald, below. Worked for Karl Hoellinger in Kiel, Germany 1949-1952 and for Sidney Evans in Birmingham, UK 1952-1953. Emigrated to the USA 1953, working for Scherl & Roth in Cleveland, Ohio. Established with his father in Owatonna, Minnesota from 1957. — John Dilworth

Worked Klingenthal
Made Viola, Violin
Taught by Kurt Oswald
Family Son of Kurt Oswald

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£4,140

6 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinGermany, Owatonna ... Lot 93TarisioJune 2022£3,055est. $ 3,000-5,000
ViolinLabelled K. Lothar Meisel, From Klingenthal, Germany, Owatonna Minn. ... Lot 114TarisioFebruary 2020£3,645est. $ 4,000-6,000
ViolinKurt Lothar Meisel collection, bearing the maker's signed label and internal brands Lot 133SkinnersNovember 2019£1,916est. $ 4,000-6,000
ViolinLabelled K. Lothar Meisel, Owatonna, Minnesota, 1970, No. 100 Lot 235TarisioOctober 2013£4,140est. $ 5,000-8,000
Violin1948January 1993£1,265
Viola42.9 cm 1953 'Tertis' modelJanuary 1989£847

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

Kurt Lothar Born 1929 Klingenthal, Worked from 1957 Owatonna, Minnesota USA. Son and pupil of Kurt Oswald, below. Worked for Karl Hoellinger in Kiel, Germany 1949-1952 and for Sidney Evans in Birmingham, UK 1952-1953. Emigrated to the USA 1953, working for Scherl & Roth in Cleveland, Ohio. Established with his father in Owatonna, Minnesota from 1957. Classical Italian models. Also the ‘Meisel’ model designed by Oswald Carl, below. More than 200 instruments completed; certificates awarded at the Violin Society of America, 1978, 1980, and 1982. K. Lothar Meisel / 9th generation violin maker / Owatonna Minnesota 1985 K. Lothar Meisel / Violin maker and repairer / from Klingenthal, Germany / 19.. no.. [Wenberg]

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