Josef VEDRAL

Highest auction price achieved
£ 10200.00

By John Dilworth

VEDRAL, Josef Born 1883 Paseky, Pisek Czech Republic, died 1965 The Hague Netherlands. Pupil of his brother-in-law B. Patocka to 1900. Worked with J. Cermak in Kutná Hore and A. Pilar in Berlin. Moved to the Netherlands, working for Karel van der Meer in Amsterdam until 1906, then for P. Kunze in The Hague. Took over the workshop of A. van Welsenesovi in the Hague 1908. Several skilled assistants including J. Stüber, J. Musil, L. Blitz, and L. Krumbholtz. Also joined by two sons, Nicolaas and Josef (II) who succeeded to the business after the premature death of Nicolaas in 1984. Highly regarded restorer and connoisseur. Instruments on classical Cremonese models and Guadagnini. Joseph Joach

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin Bow S/E 59 g. Sat 1st November 03 £ 900.00
Violin Bow S/E 62 g. Sat 1st June 85 £ 396.00
Cello 76.0 cm The Hague, 1911 Sun 1st March 09 £ 10200.00
Violin Mon 1st November 04 £ 1800.00
Violin 1936 Thu 1st November 01 £ 3680.00
Violin Bow S/E 60 g. Mon 1st November 99 £ 690.00

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