George A. Ostertag
Highest auction price
£312
Auction price history
Type | Details | Sold | Price |
---|---|---|---|
Violin | 35.7 cm Chicago, 1931 | Sun 1st July 2007 | £280 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Chicago, 1931 | Sat 1st July 2006 | £312 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
OSTERTAG, George A. b. Augsburg, Worked circa. 1890-1930 Germany. Apprenticed to Franz Kerschensteiner. Worked in England, Scotland, and Hamburg before moving to the USA 1898. Employed by the Pepin Perfect Tone Violin Co. in Chicago. Later established there independently 1915-1922 on Van Buren Street. Returned to Germany c.1923. Chiefly occupied with repairs. No new work recorded.
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