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Anton Ostler

Mittenwald, b. 1895

Student at the Mittenwald School of Violin Making from 1908. Worked in Munich, Nancy, and Saarbrücken. Established independently in Mittenwald from 1918. Good work using fine materials and orange oil varnish. — John Dilworth

Worked Mittenwald
Made Violin
Violin by Anton Ostler, Mittenwald, 1936 — front
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Violin by Anton Ostler, Mittenwald, 1936. Sold by Amati. Measurements and detail photographs →

Instruments

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£3,792

8 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinA violin by Anton Ostler, Mittenwald, 1936 Lot 239AmatiMarch 2024£2,654est. £ 2,000-4,000
ViolinA violin by Anton Ostler, Mittenwald, circa 1900 Lot 96AmatiOctober 2018£3,792est. £ 600-800
ViolaLabelled Anton Ostter, Opus 23, Mittenwald, Anno 1937 Lot 50TarisioJune 2014£495est. $ 600-900
Violin35.8 cm Mittenwald, 1919February 2010£654
Violin1948April 2006£847
Violin1948November 1993£1,932
Violin1922November 1992£1,007
Violin1921November 1989£220

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

OSTLER, Anton Born 1895 Mittenwald Germany. Student at the Mittenwald School of Violin Making from 1908. Worked in Munich, Nancy, and Saarbrücken. Established independently in Mittenwald from 1918. Good work using fine materials and orange oil varnish.

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