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Hermann Trapp

b. 1855

Pupil of Pfretzschner. Worked at various shops and finally established in Wildstein 1893. Medals awarded at Paris, Vienna, Linz, and Prague. — John Dilworth

Made Cello, Violin
Taught by Pfretzschner

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£1,830

4 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
CelloTwo-piece back of faint medium curl, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 3512Gardiner HoulgateSeptember 2025£1,830est. £ 1,500-2,000
ViolaBearing the maker's label, two-piece back, revarnished Lot 74ApolliumJune 2016£568est. € 600-800
Violin35.9 cmJanuary 2011£529
Cello1890 c.January 1997£1,400

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

TRAPP, Hermann Born 1855 Neukirchen, Worked Wildstein Germany. Pupil of Pfretzschner. Worked at various shops and finally established in Wildstein 1893. Medals awarded at Paris, Vienna, Linz, and Prague.

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Schüler von Carl Robert Pfretzschner. Im Jahre 1880 begründete er seine Musikinstrumenten- und Saitenfabrik, der er bald eine grosse Ausdehnung zu verschaffen wusste.

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