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Paul Ernst (II) Pilat

Highest auction price

£8,050

Auction price history
Type Details Sold Price
Violin New York, 1948 Fri 1st October 2004 £1,750
Viola 42.2 cm 1948 Wed 1st October 2003 £5,428
Violin 1938 Mon 1st November 1999 £6,388
Violin 1947 Tue 1st November 1994 £8,050
Viola 43.8 cm 1937 Sat 1st May 1993 £4,400
Violin 1954 Thu 1st April 1993 £5,175
Violin 1947 Fri 1st June 1990 £4,180
Viola 42.1 cm 1942 Thu 1st January 1981 £2,200
Biographies

John Dilworth

PILAT, Paul Ernst (Paul II) Born 1897 Budapest Hungary died 1961 Los Angeles USA. Son and pupil of Paul Pilat (I), above. Emigrated to the USA 1921. Employed by Frederick Markert in New York. Established independently in New York 1932, moving to Los Angeles 1952. Personal models. Later made close copies of master instruments, including several Gasparo da Salò violas. Over 350 instruments completed. Manuscript labels: Paulus Pilát / fecit New York 1941 op:260 [Wenberg, Benedek]

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