David Stirrat

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£5,520

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Cello	75.4 cm Edinburgh, 1826	October 2008	£4,338
Violin	1810 c. [Probably by]	November 2005	£1,680
Violin	1811	June 2001	£1,200
Violin	1814	October 1995	£5,520
Violin	1815 c.	October 1994	£1,725
Violin	1812	June 1990	£2,640
Violin	1814	April 1985	£2,200
Violin	1819	June 1983	£825

Biographies

John Dilworth Cecie Stainer William Meredith Morris Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

John Dilworth

STIRRAT, David Born 1768 Ayrshire, Worked 1811-1826 Edinburgh, Scotland UK. Lived in Glasgow, 1794-1811. Established in Edinburgh as a violin maker from 1811. Workshop initially at 210 High Street, from 1816 at Head of Fleshmarket Close, and from 1823 at 105 High Street. Very characterful work on Stradivari models with good low arch. Scrolls slightly oval along the line of the pegbox and the turns a little cramped and lightly chamfered. Materials generally quite plain. Varnish quite rich textured and predominantly red-brown. At least one violin labelled by M. Hardie has been found signed internally by Stirrat, but nothing further is known of their relationship. Signed internally. D. Stirrat Fecit / Edinburgh 1810 [Rattray]