Matyas (Mathias) THIR
Highest auction price
£4,830
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.9 cm Vienna, 1806 [Possibly by] | Thu 1st September 2011 | £1,440 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm (the head later) [Possibly by] | Fri 1st July 2011 | £1,616 |
| Violin | Vienna, 1806 c. | Sat 1st October 2005 | £1,507 |
| Violin | Vienna, 1773 | Wed 1st June 2005 | £4,830 |
| Violin | Vienna, 1778 | Sun 1st May 2005 | £2,400 |
| Violin | Vienna, 1780 | Sun 1st May 2005 | £1,453 |
| Violin | 1780 c. [Probably by] | Sun 1st May 2005 | £3,358 |
| Violin | Vienna, 1790 c. [Attributed to] | Wed 1st September 2004 | £2,390 |
| Violin | 1775 | Mon 1st June 1998 | £2,990 |
| Violin | 1805 | Fri 1st December 1995 | £723 |
| Violin | 1795 | Thu 1st June 1995 | £1,610 |
| Violin | 1777 | Tue 1st November 1994 | £4,140 |
| Violin | 1792 | Sun 1st November 1992 | £3,520 |
| Violin | 17-- | Thu 1st November 1990 | £990 |
| Violin | 1775 | Wed 1st November 1989 | £3,300 |
| Violin | 1777 | Wed 1st March 1989 | £825 |
| Violin | 1799 | Wed 1st March 1989 | £1,650 |
| Violin | 1776 | Wed 1st July 1987 | £352 |
| Viola | 39.8 cm 1780 | Tue 1st March 1983 | £772 |
| Violin | 17-- | Fri 1st January 1982 | £231 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
THIR, Mátyás (Mathias) Born 1736 Bratislava (Pressburg) Slovakia, died 1806 Vienna Austria Brother of János György Thir, above. Worked briefly in Bratislava and from 1870 in Vienna. Prolific maker with large staff of workmen. Medium- to high-arched Stainer model with dark golden-brown or deep red-brown varnish. Good materials. Usually one-piece backs and fronts. Several viola d’amores recorded. Mathias Thir / in Wien Anno 1772 Mathias Their fecit / Viennae, Anno 1782
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