Johann Georg (II) Schonfelder
Klingenthal, 1750–1824
Master of the violin makers guild 1769. Very fine Stainer copies. Accurate craftsmanship with golden yellow varnish. Often one-piece backs with narrow horizontal figure. Branded internally: ‘I*G*S*’ Johann Georg Schoenfelder / Probe Violino Coresp: Cremona / Fecit 17.. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
12 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Johann Georg Schoenfelder, lauten-und geigenmacher in Neukirchen, bey Adorf 1799, branded Lot 140 | Tarisio | March 2019 | £4,200est. £ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label, branded IGS Lot 368 | Vichy | June 2017 | £2,610est. € 2.500-3.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Johann George Schoenfelder, Probe Violino Coresp. Cremona Fecit 1798, branded I*G*S Lot 266 | Tarisio | August 2014 | £2,314est. $ 2,500-4,000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's signature to the back Lot 174 | Vichy | June 2014 | £1,258est. € 1.200-1.500 |
| Violin | one-piece back, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 64 | Gardiner Houlgate | May 2014 | £4,012est. £ 1,800-2,500 |
| Violin | Branded to the inside back I * G * S Lot 203 | Tarisio | August 2013 | £734est. $ 600-900 |
| Violin | Branded to the inside back I * G * S Lot 266 | Tarisio | July 2012 | £1,836est. $ 1,000-1,500 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Klingenthal, Late 18th or Early 19th C. (head possibly later) | — | January 2011 | £2,160 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm 1770 c. | — | January 2006 | £840 |
| Violin | Klingenthal, 1770 c. | — | January 2004 | £2,091 |
| Violin | 1780 | — | January 1999 | £568 |
| Violin | — | January 1992 | £495 |
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John Dilworth+
Johann Georg (II) Born 1750, died 1824. Master of the violin makers guild 1769. Very fine Stainer copies. Accurate craftsmanship with golden yellow varnish. Often one-piece backs with narrow horizontal figure. Branded internally: ‘I*G*S*’ Johann Georg Schoenfelder / Probe Violino Coresp: Cremona / Fecit 17.. Johann Georg Schoenfelder / Lauten und Geigenmacher in / Neukirchen bey Adorf 1794
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er wurde 1769 Meister und war seit 1810 Stadtvogt. Einer der besten Geigenmacher aus seiner Familie; er hatte ein grosses Modell und im Gegensatz zu vielen Vogtländern einen mehr gelben als braunen Lack. Ausser seinem Zettel, auf dem Cremona als Ursprungsort angegeben erscheint, verwendete er auch die Brandmarke *I*G*S*. Er wurde 74 Jahre und 12 Tage alt.
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