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    John Walter Skinner

    b. 1868

    after 1930 Dawlish, Devon UK. Apprenticed as a cabinet maker. Worked as a silversmith. Amateur violin maker in retirement from 1908. Established professionally from 1923 in Psalter Lane, Sheffield. Moved to Dawlish 1930. Guarneri, Stradivari, and personal models. — John Dilworth
    Made Violin
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    Auction Price History

    Highest auction price

    £220

    2 results

    Type Details Auction house Sold Price
    Violin1921—July 1991£220
    Violin1910—September 1983£154

    Biographies

    The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

    John Dilworth+

    SKINNER, John Walter Born 1868 Sheffield, d. after 1930 Dawlish, Devon UK. Apprenticed as a cabinet maker. Worked as a silversmith. Amateur violin maker in retirement from 1908. Established professionally from 1923 in Psalter Lane, Sheffield. Moved to Dawlish 1930. Guarneri, Stradivari, and personal models. John Walter Skinner / Violin Maker Sheffield / No. 5 A.D. 1920

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