Siegfried Finkel & Paul Weidhaas
Bows by Paul Weidhaas and Siegfried Finkel represent an important continuation of the German Markneukirchen tradition combined with influences from the French school of bow making. The family workshop became internationally recognised for high-quality violin, viola and cello bows.
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cello Bow | Silver mounted, signed Finkel-Weidhaas Lot 648 | Vichy | May 2023 | £2,428est. € 1.500-2.000 |
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FINKEL, Siegfried & WEIDHAAS, Paul
German-Swiss family of bow makers belonging to the Weidhaas-Finkel dynasty. Paul Weidhaas (1894–1962), son of Ewald Weidhaas, was a leading bow maker of the Markneukirchen school. He trained and worked in Germany before travelling extensively, including periods in the Netherlands and Paris, where he worked with Victor Fétique. He subsequently returned to Markneukirchen and directed the family workshop.
Paul’s daughter Hanna married Siegfried Finkel (1927–2010), who had trained under Weidhaas. In 1952 the family relocated to Switzerland, where Siegfried established the Finkel-Weidhaas bow-making tradition in Schwanden near Brienz. The workshop subsequently passed to their son Johannes S. Finkel in 1984 and has continued into the fifth generation.
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