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Leopold (I) Widhalm

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£13,110

Type	Details	Sold	Price
Violin	Labelled Leopold Widhalm, Lauten-und Geigenmacher in Nürnberg fecit Anno 1745, head later	March 2025	£4,800
Violin		May 2013	£6,500
Violin	35.9 cm Nurnberg, late 18th C. (head later)	December 2011	£3,288
Violin	35.8 cm Nurnburg, 1730 c.	December 2011	£3,957
Violin	35.5 cm Nurnberg, 1800 c.	November 2011	£6,015
Violin	35.6 cm [Possibly by]	October 2011	£1,920
Cello	73.5 cm NÃ¼rnberg, 1766	May 2011	£13,110
Violin	35.6 cm Nurnberg, 1750 c.	December 2008	£1,135
Violin	35.7 cm NÃ¼rnberg, 1771	November 2008	£8,581
Violin	35.8 cm Nurnberg, 1787	August 2008	£818
Violin	35.9 cm Nurmberg	June 2008	£2,208
Violin	35.9 cm Nuremburg, 1775 [Possibly by]	May 2008	£1,144
Violin	NÃ¼rnberger,1750 - 1755 c.	March 2008	£4,975
Violin	35.8 cm	March 2008	£4,604
Violin	35.7 cm Nurnberg, 1780 c.	February 2007	£2,880
Violin	35.6 cm Nuremberg, 1772 (restored soundpost crack & more)	December 2006	£7,190
Violin	35.5 cm Nurnberg, 1785	October 2006	£3,985
Violin	35.6 cm 1790 c. [Attributed to]	July 2006	£1,200
Violin	35.3 cm Nurnberg, 178	May 2006	£6,132
Violin	35.6 cm Nurnberg, 1770 (the head later)	May 2006	£3,986
Violin	35.4 cm Nurnberg, 1768	February 2006	£3,600
Viola	38.3 cm Nurnberg, 1815	October 2005	£3,111
Violin	2nd half of 18C.	May 2005	£3,068
Violin	Nurnberg	October 2004	£1,336
Viola	39.4 cm 1816	October 2003	£6,095
Violin	1795 c.	November 2002	£3,525
Violin	1818	November 2002	£2,232
Violin	1790	November 2002	£2,988
Violin	1808	October 2002	£3,084
Violin	1774	October 2002	£2,294
Violin	1799	June 2002	£3,397
Violin	18th c.	May 2002	£3,533
Violin	1760	December 2001	£5,768
Violin	1775	November 2001	£3,800
Violin	1797	October 2001	£5,319
Violin	1770	February 2001	£3,910
Violin	1775	October 2000	£3,624
Violin	1790	October 2000	£6,040
Violin	1805	November 1998	£5,760
Violin	17--	November 1997	£3,402
Violin	1780 c.	July 1997	£4,000
Violin	1760 c.	November 1996	£4,600
Violin	1776	November 1995	£5,175
Violin	1768	June 1995	£6,900
Violin	1790	June 1995	£5,750
Violin	1780 c.	November 1993	£6,050
Violin	1800 c.	November 1993	£4,140
Violin	1752	June 1993	£2,070
Violin	1750-75	April 1993	£4,600
Violin	1800 c.	April 1993	£3,105
Violin	1811	June 1992	£5,060
Violin	1785	March 1992	£4,620
Cello	1770 c.	June 1991	£5,500
Cello	1800	September 1987	£6,050
Cello	17--	November 1980	£1,650

Biographies

John Dilworth Cecie Stainer Henri Poidras

John Dilworth

WIDHALM, Leopold (I) Born 1722, died 1776 Nuremberg Germany. Generally recognised as the best German maker following Stainer. Very distinctive and graceful model with medium high arch and deeply fluted at the edges. Broad purfling, beautifully inlaid. Soundholes based on the Stainer pattern, but refined and neat without any exaggeration. The scroll is also very well worked, a synthesis of Amati and Stainer patterns. Some instruments have carved pearwood heads. Characteristic edgework having the underside strongly chamfered with a knife cut. Interior blocks and linings of pine with ‘c’ bouts morticed. Varnish particularly good, ranging from light golden-brown in early work, to a dark orange-brown in the mature period, but always of a rich, soft translucency and frequently with a fine crackled texture. Excellent materials. Small violas noted; also cellos and double basses. Succeeded by his son Martin Leopold Widlhalm, below, who continued with the same label. Branded internally with or without small double-headed eagle, close to the label: ‘L.W.’ Leopoldus Widhalm / Norimbergae, A.1768 Leopoldus Widhalm / Norimbergae, 1774 Leopold Widhalm, Lauten- / und Geigenmacher in Nürnberg, fecit A. 1768