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Henri Wagner

Paris, b. 1879

after 1925 Paris France. Distinguished violinist. Established as a luthier in the rue de Rome, Paris from 1914. Later moved to rue de la Tour d’Auvergne. Awarded silver medal at Brussels 1910. — John Dilworth

Worked Paris
Made Violin

Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£2,443

4 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinOne-piece back, varnish of an orange brown colour on a golden ground Lot 22ApolliumMarch 2019£1,444est. € 1.400-1.700
Violin35.4 cm Paris, 1913January 2011£2,443
Violin35.7 cm Paris, 1913, #55January 2007£681
ViolinParis, 1913January 2005£2,293

Biographies

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

John Dilworth+

WAGNER, Henri Born 1879, d. after 1925 Paris France. Distinguished violinist. Established as a luthier in the rue de Rome, Paris from 1914. Later moved to rue de la Tour d’Auvergne. Awarded silver medal at Brussels 1910. Many experiments on the subject of varnish: one of the many making the claim to have discovered the ‘secret of Stradivarius’. Worked in association with François Delprato from 1925, after which all instruments are signed ‘Wagner and Delprato’. Exposition de Bruxelles 1910 – Medaille d’Argent / Fait le.. avec les principes et le / Vernis de l’antique école de Crémone. / Retrouvés par / H.Wagner 52 Rue de Rome, Paris.

Henri Poidras+

Distinguished violinist who for a long time past has been researching the exact components of the Italian varnishes. His efforts in this abstract study have been compensated by the award of a silver medal at the Brussels Exhibition of 1910. He is established 52 rue de Rome.

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