David Tecchler
Highest auction price
£552,000
Auction price history
Type | Details | Sold | Price |
---|---|---|---|
Violin | 35.7 cm 1932 [Probably by] | Wed 1st June 2011 | £1,653 |
Violin | 35.6 cm Rome, 1715 | Tue 1st March 2011 | £102,000 |
Cello | 74.5 cm Rome, 1701 | Fri 1st October 2010 | £552,000 |
Cello | 75.4 cm Rome, 1750 c. | Thu 1st April 2010 | £47,136 |
Violin | 35.5 cm Rome, 1720 c. | Thu 1st April 2010 | £82,488 |
Cello | 77.2 cm Rome, 1730 c. (later Italian scroll) | Thu 1st October 2009 | £324,000 |
Violin | 35.3 cm 18th C. [Attributed to] [Lit.] | Sun 1st March 2009 | £11,250 |
Violin | 1800 c. [Attributed to] | Tue 1st November 2005 | £4,800 |
Cello | Rome, 1703 (bass rib replaced) | Tue 1st November 2005 | £152,770 |
Violin | Rome, 17.. | Wed 1st June 2005 | £22,540 |
Violin | mid-18th C. [Ascribed to] | Sun 1st May 2005 | £14,400 |
Violin | Rome, mid-19th C. [Attributed to] | Sat 1st May 2004 | £2,573 |
Violin | Rome, 1709 | Mon 1st March 2004 | £47,800 |
Violin | 1710 | Fri 1st June 2001 | £29,900 |
Cello | 1717 | Wed 1st November 2000 | £170,423 |
Violin | 1705 | Thu 1st October 1998 | £13,800 |
Violin | 1705 | Wed 1st October 1997 | £17,250 |
Violin | 1722 | Sat 1st March 1997 | £18,975 |
Violin | 17-- | Wed 1st June 1994 | £49,900 |
Violin | 1720 c. | Sun 1st November 1992 | £30,800 |
Violin | 1741 | Sun 1st November 1992 | £41,800 |
Cello | 1723 | Fri 1st November 1991 | £187,000 |
Violin | 17-- | Thu 1st March 1990 | £16,500 |
Cello | 1706 | Wed 1st March 1989 | £60,500 |
Violin | 1711 | Wed 1st April 1987 | £22,000 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
TECCHLER, David Born circa. 1666 Lechbruck, Füssen Germany, d.c.1747 Rome Italy. The Tecchler family in Füssen were neighbours of the Socher family: Giovanni and Giacomo Socher were recorded as luthiers in Rome c.1650. David Tecchler was himself active in Rome from 1696 where he was probably apprenticed to Alberto Platner. Established from 1698 in the parish of S. Lorenzo in Damaso. From 1699-1711 he was living near the Biagio della Fossa, whilst keeping a separate workshop at 16 Via dei Leutari up until 1703. In 1720 he is found in a different parish, that of SS. Celso e Giuliano, and in 1730 he moved again but within the same parish. The earliest known work is a cello with a manuscript label of 1697, a pochette of 1698, and a violin dated 1699. Tecchler’s violins are in the dominant Stainer style of the period. The violins are very sophisticated, the arching not exaggerated, and the details conscientiously handled. The soundholes are rather Amatisé, with softly rounded nicks set very low on the table giving an awkwardly long stop length. The varnish is of excellent quality; pale golden colour later darkening to shades of red-brown. The scroll is very Germanic with a tendency towards an extended last turn; very well poised and neatly finished. Rather narrow across the eyes and slightly cramped in appearance from front or back. Locating pins are invariably placed at the ends of the plates within the purfling boundary. Beech wood is extensively used for the purfling and interior. Tecchler’s cellos are his most significant work. He famously admitted on the label of one viola of 1743 that it was only the third such instrument he had made. But his cellos are magnificent and frequently encountered. Built on large proportions (many have since been cut down) they have an impressively full arching to match, although with a deep and narrow channel all around the edge. The soundholes are usually set upright and widely spaced and are very elegantly cut. The fronts are generally of good straight spruce. The backs and sides are often of dark coloured ‘oppio’ maple with characteristic small interlocking rippled figure. The varnish is deep orange-brown, generally quite closely integrated to the surface of the wood and often highly crackled, contributing to the magnificently rich appearance of these instruments. The National Museum of Rome also has a charming mandolin dated 1726. David Tecchler Liutaro / fecit Romae Anno 1703 David Tecchler / Fecit Rome, Anno Dn 1722 David Dechler fecit Rom. 1710 David Techler fecit an Dn 1743 / la mia terza viola e aetatis suae 77 [Lebet, Bletschacher]
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