Benedikt Wagner
Highest auction price
£1,629
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 36.2 cm Ellwangen, 1779 | Thu 1st April 2010 | £1,611 |
| Cello | Ellwangen, 1788 Child's size | Sat 1st October 2005 | £1,629 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
WAGNER, Benedikt Born 1720, died 1796 Ellwangen Germany. Some sources indicate that he worked c.1750 in Dürrwangen. Very precise and praiseworthy work on the Stainer model. Probably the best maker of this family. Arching of medium height. Narrow edge with finely laid purfling extending to the very end of the corners. Scroll very Germanic in style; short goose-necked pegbox and well turned volute extended with a curving gouge cut up into the eye. Varnish particularly well-textured and transparent golden-brown. Branded below back button with reverse stamp (raised letters): ‘Wagner’ . Branded below endpin on lower rib: ‘Elwang’ Benedict Wagner, Hochfürstlicher / Hof Lauten und Geigenmacher / in Ellwangen. anno 1772 [Hamma]
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