Hermann Ritter
Wurzburg, 1849–1926
Designed the five-stringed Viola Alta made by K. A. Hörlein and P. Keller in Würzburg. [Vannes] — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
6 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | Bearing the maker's label and brand Lot 311 | Vichy | December 2025 | £2,412est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Viola | Tenor viola, bearing the maker's label Lot 322 | Vichy | December 2022 | £4,285est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Viola | Two-piece back of faint medium curl, table of medium grain, varnish of a golden brown colour Lot 62 | Gardiner Houlgate | October 2019 | £1,980est. £ 1,200-1,500 |
| Viola | Labelled Hermann Ritter invenit. privileg. Nr. 228, K.A. Hörlein, fecit Würtzburg, 1894, branded Lot 51 | Tarisio | June 2014 | £1,203est. $ 600-900 |
| Viola | 45.1 cm Würzburg, 1905, #86 | — | January 2008 | £698 |
| Viola | 43.8 cm 1884 | — | January 1998 | £282 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
RITTER, Hermann Born 1849 Wismar, died 1926 Würzburg Germany. Designed the five-stringed Viola Alta made by K. A. Hörlein and P. Keller in Würzburg. [Vannes]
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Der Erfinder der Viola alta, des dreifüssigen Stegs, der fünfsaitigen Viola etc. Ein ausgezeichneter Geiger und Virtuose auf seiner Viola alta, sowie tüchtiger Musikgelehrter und Musikschriftsteller. Er lebt als Professor in Würzburg.
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