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Jakob Tiedemann

Altenbruch, Cuxhaven, b. 1879

Self-taught maker. Stradivari, Guarneri, and personal models. Several copies of the Guarneri del Gesù ‘Cannone’ violin of 1743 owned by Paganini. Golden- to red-brown oil varnish. Over 200 violins and cellos completed in various grades from ‘orchestral’ to ‘artist’. — John Dilworth
Worked Altenbruch, Cuxhaven
Made Violin
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Violin by Jakob Tiedeman, Altenbruch, 1936 — front
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Violin by Jakob Tiedeman, Altenbruch, 1936. Sold by Amati. Measurements and detail photographs →

Instruments

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£1,039

3 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
Violin35.7 cm Altenbruch, 1922—February 2011£1,039
Violin35.5 cm Cuxhaven, 1934—October 2009£900
Violin1936—October 1997£1,035

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

TIEDEMANN, Jakob Born 1879 Altenbruch Germany. Self-taught maker. Stradivari, Guarneri, and personal models. Several copies of the Guarneri del Gesù ‘Cannone’ violin of 1743 owned by Paganini. Golden- to red-brown oil varnish. Over 200 violins and cellos completed in various grades from ‘orchestral’ to ‘artist’. Awarded state prize in Berlin 1922. Branded internally. Printed label: Copie de / Giuseppe Guarnerius del Jesu 1743 Jakob Tiedemann, Altenbruch 19..

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