Karel (I) Vavra
Prague, 1903–1973
Worked with his cousin Alfons Vávra in Banska Bystrica up to 1931. Established independently in Korunni Street, Prague 1932. Moved to Belehradska Street 1950. Joined by his son and later successor, Karel II (Born 1935). — John Dilworth
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | Labelled Karel Vavra fecit Pragae anno 1943 op 112, branded to the back and table Karel Vavra Prague Lot 22 | Tarisio | March 2026 | £6,290est. Estimate $ 4,500-7,000 |
| Viola | Labelled Karel Vavra, Fecit Prague, Anno 1943 Lot 17 | — | June 2023 | £6,687est. € 4.000-6.000 |
| Violin | One-piece back of faint medium curl, table of medium grain, varnish of a golden brown colour Lot 2437 | — | December 2021 | £3,480est. £ 3,500-4,500 |
| Violin | Labelled Pro Vásu Prìhodu Karel Vávra fecit Pragae Anno 1941. Op. 98 Lot 3 | — | October 2017 | £3,000est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Karel Vavra, Fecit Prague, Anno 1982 Lot 180 | — | October 2016 | £2,461est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Carolus Vavra filius, Fecit Prague 1952, good condition Lot 89 | — | October 2016 | £1,320est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Violin | Two-piece back of medium curl, ribs similar, table of fine grain, varnish of a light reddish brown colour Lot 1061 | — | March 2015 | £1,020est. £ 800-1,200 |
| Violin | After Guarneri, labelled Karel Vávra fecit Pragae anno 1940, Op. 81 Lot 15 | — | March 2015 | £3,360est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | After Guarneri, labelled with signature Karel Vávra, Op. 117, fecit Pragae Anno 1942 Lot 12 | — | October 2014 | £6,600est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Karel Vavra, Fecit Prague, Anno 1982 Lot 180 | — | May 2014 | £2,784est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | 35. 6 cm Prague 1975 | — | March 2009 | £2,925 |
| Violin | Prague, 1938 | — | November 2005 | £4,269 |
| Violin | Prague, 1934 | — | May 2004 | £5,469 |
| Violin | 1976 | — | May 1996 | £1,428 |
| Violin | 1935 | — | October 1995 | £2,875 |
| Violin | 1939 | — | June 1988 | £1,980 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
VÁVRA, Karel (I) Born 1903, died 1973 Prague Czech Republic. Worked with his cousin Alfons Vávra in Banska Bystrica up to 1931. Established independently in Korunni Street, Prague 1932. Moved to Belehradska Street 1950. Joined by his son and later successor, Karel II (Born 1935). Founder of the Czech Kruh Umelcu Houslaru (Association of Violinists and Violin Makers). Awarded prizes at The Hague 1949, Prague 1954, and Poznan 1962. Subsequently appointed competition judge at Liège and Poznan. Preference for Guarneri models, but some Stradivari patterns. Fine golden- or red-brown varnish. First class materials. Karel Vávra / fecit Pragae. Anno 19..
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