Gustav Methfessel
Bern, Berne, 1839–1910
Apprenticed to P. Schulz in Regensburg. Worked for Lembock in Vienna. Established independently in Berne from 1864, later moving a short distance to Hilterfingen. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label n. 91 Lot 515 | Vichy | November 2023 | £5,850est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Cello | Labelled Gustav Methfessel fecit, Bernae anno 1891 Lot 3 | Tarisio | November 2021 | £10,200est. £ 8,000-12,000 |
| Viola | Labelled Gustav Methfessel fecit, Bernae, Anno 1878 Lot 78 | Tarisio | February 2015 | £738est. $ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 309 | Skinners | April 2013 | £1,632est. $ 2,000-3,000 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Bern, 1970 | — | October 2007 | £2,427 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Probably by | — | May 2007 | £1,728 |
| Violin | 1879 | — | March 2001 | £2,415 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
METHFESSEL, Gustav Born 1839 Berne, died 1910 Hilterfingen Switzerland. Apprenticed to P. Schulz in Regensburg. Worked for Lembock in Vienna. Established independently in Berne from 1864, later moving a short distance to Hilterfingen. Travelled widely in Italy to study classical instruments and accumulated a good collection of his own, many of which were bequeathed to the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. His shop was taken over by Max Bech and subsequently G. Lütschg. Good work on all classical models, each with oil varnish of appropriate shades. Gustave Methfessel fecit / Bernae Anno 18..
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Schüler von Peter Schulz in Regensburg, einer der bedeutendsten schweizer
Geigenmacher. Nach beendeter Lehrzeit arbeitete er in Wien und machte sich
1864 selbstständig. Er arbeitete nach alten Meistern und nach eigenen Modellen und
verwendete Öllack. 1898 zog er sich vom Geschäft zurück und zog nach Hilterfingen bei Thun. Sein Nachfolger wurde Lütschg.
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