Franz Simon
1757–1803
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Auction Price History
Highest auction price
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 1780 c. | — | September 1990 | £990 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
SIMON, Franz Born 1757 Mittenwald Germany, died 1803 Salzburg Austria. Made a citizen of Salzburg 1791 and appointed luthier to the court. Work on Klotz model with narrow with outwardly projecting corners. Neat purfling in very narrow edge. Exaggerated Stainer-type soundholes, although a cello illustrated in Hamma is rather Neapolitan in appearance with fine Stradivarian soundholes. Well-carved scroll with large open throat and small concentric volute. Varnish dark hard and chippy. Five violins and a viola in the Museum of Salzburg. Also made viols and plucked instruments. Some instruments branded internally: ‘FS’ Franz Simon, Hof und bürgerlicher / Geigenmacher in Salzburg. 1802 Franz Simon, Hof und burgerl: / Lauten- und Geigenmacher zu / Salzburg. 1797
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Er dürfte zur Familie Simman gehören und war fürstbischofl. Hof-Lauten- und Geigenmacher. Seine Arbeit ist gut und steht der Klotz-Schule nahe. Das städt. Museum, Carolino-Augusteum in Salzburg besitzt sechs Instrumente von ihm.
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