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Louis Otto

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£3,500

Type Details Sold Price
Violin October 2012 £3,500
Violin 35.9 cm Düsseldorf, 1888 October 2011 £1,584
Viola 40.3 cm Dusseldorf, 1898 June 2009 £1,560
Violin Bow S/E 61 g. Düsseldorf, 1920 c. "Vuillaume" model November 2008 £798
Violin Dusseldorf, 1909 #453 November 2005 £2,053
Violin Bow N/E 56 g. May 2005 £65
Cello Bow S/E 71 g. October 2004 £398
Violin 1898 June 2001 £1,680
Viola Bow S/E 72 g. April 1992 £352
Violin 1899 November 1991 £1,100
Violin 1895 March 1989 £990
Violin 1912 June 1982 £594
Biographies

John Dilworth

Louis Born 1844 Ludwigslust, Mecklenburg, died 1920 Düsseldorf Germany. Son and pupil of Johann Karl August Otto, above. Worked with his cousin Ludwig, below, in Cologne 1865-1866. Subsequently with A. Reichers in Hanover. Established independently in Düsseldorf on Schützenstrasse from 1872. Appointed luthier to the court. Credited with about 300 violins, 50 violas, 50 cellos, and several double basses. Initially built on Amati models; later embraced Stradivari and Guarneri patterns. Very fine workmanship. Materials and varnish of good quality. Awarded prizes at Düsseldorf, Melbourne, and Chicago. Louis Otto / fecit Düsseldorf anno 1899 / No. 289

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