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Robert Paul Penzel

Adorf, Markneukirchen, b. 1872

Apprenticed in Markneukirchen with R. Schmidt 1887-1891. Established in Adorf from 1897. Commercial work on classical models. Good varnish in appropriate shades. Branded internally. Paul Penzel / Markneukirchen — John Dilworth

Worked Adorf, Markneukirchen
Made Violin, Violin Bow

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£1,808

3 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Violin35.9 cm Markneukirchen, 1922October 2008£1,808
Violin1928October 2005£268
Violin BowS/E 58 g.June 1980£187

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

Robert Paul Born 1872 Markneukirchen, Worked from 1897 Adorf Germany. Apprenticed in Markneukirchen with R. Schmidt 1887-1891. Established in Adorf from 1897. Commercial work on classical models. Good varnish in appropriate shades. Branded internally. Paul Penzel / Markneukirchen

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Von 1887—1891 Schüler von Reinhold Schmidt in Markneukirchen. Nach
einer mehrjährigen Gehilfenzeit, in der er u. A. bei Rud. Heckel in Dresden
arbeitete, begründete er 1897 in seinem Heimathsorte sein eigenes Geschäft.
Er copirt alte Meister-Instrumente und bringt in seinen Arbeiten einen
Stempel an.

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