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    Mathias Niessen

    Rheydt, b. 1894

    Worked for Otto Müller in Aachen 1908-1918. Established independently there from 1924. Made a master luthier by the guild of Markneukirchen 1928. Finely worked Stradivari models. Own orange and golden brown oil varnish. Highly regarded repairer, restorer, and connoisseur. — John Dilworth
    Worked Rheydt
    Made Violin
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £855

    1 results

    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    ViolinViolin, 1927 Lot 230GiafferiMarch 2012£855est. € 800-1.000

    Biographies

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    John Dilworth+

    NIESSEN, Mathias Born 1894 Rheydt, Worked from 1908 Aachen (Aix-La-Chapelle) Germany. Worked for Otto Müller in Aachen 1908-1918. Established independently there from 1924. Made a master luthier by the guild of Markneukirchen 1928. Finely worked Stradivari models. Own orange and golden brown oil varnish. Highly regarded repairer, restorer, and connoisseur. Mathieu Niessen / Geigenbauer in Aachen 19..

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