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Anton Johan Owesen

Oslo, 1882–1978

Trained cabinet maker. Established as a professional violin maker in Trondheim from 1919. Credited with 130 violins and several violas, cellos, and bows. Stradivari and Guarneri copies. Awarded gold medal for a quartet Trondheim 1930. Very proudly reached a greater age than Stradivari. — John Dilworth

Worked Oslo

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John Dilworth+

OWESEN, Anton Johan Born 1882, died 1978 Oslo Norway. Trained cabinet maker. Established as a professional violin maker in Trondheim from 1919. Credited with 130 violins and several violas, cellos, and bows. Stradivari and Guarneri copies. Awarded gold medal for a quartet Trondheim 1930. Very proudly reached a greater age than Stradivari. Anton Johan Owesen / Fiolinmaker. Oslo 19 A. J. O / Nr.

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