Willie WILKANOWSKI
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£1,208
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.5 cm Brooklyn, c. 1931 [Made for] | December 2011 | £774 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm New York, 1943 | November 2011 | £443 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Brooklyn, 1920 c. | December 2010 | £760 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm 1920 c. [Probably by] | July 2010 | £769 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Brooklyn, 1930 c. | February 2010 | £924 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Brooklyn, 1946 n°202 | December 2009 | £478 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Brooklyn, 1941 n°206 | December 2009 | £625 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm Brooklyn, 1946 n°202 | June 2009 | £604 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm 1950 | March 2009 | £546 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm New York, 1943 c. n°206 | March 2009 | £758 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Brooklyn, 1930 c. | February 2009 | £450 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm Brooklyn, 1946 | February 2009 | £450 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Brooklyn, NY | December 2008 | £454 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Brooklyn, 1925 c. | October 2008 | £487 |
| Viola | 42.2 cm New York, 1945 | October 2007 | £806 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm New York, 1930 c. | October 2007 | £633 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Brooklyn, 1938 | July 2007 | £729 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm Brooklyn, 1937 | February 2007 | £1,002 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Brooklyn, 1938 | July 2006 | £812 |
| Violin | 36.2 cm Brooklyn, 1944 | February 2006 | £497 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Brooklyn, 1943 | February 2006 | £861 |
| Violin | 1918 | October 2005 | £603 |
| Violin | 1938 | May 2005 | £499 |
| Violin | Brooklyn, 1930 c. | February 2005 | £525 |
| Violin | Brooklyn, 1948 | October 2004 | £700 |
| Violin | Brooklyn, 1919 | May 2004 | £611 |
| Violin | New York | May 2004 | £611 |
| Violin | 1948 | June 2002 | £1,208 |
| Violin | 1936 | May 2000 | £672 |
| Violin | 1930 c. | May 2000 | £382 |
| Violin | 19-- | November 1998 | £312 |
| Violin | 1925 | November 1997 | £442 |
| Violin | 1946 | November 1997 | £323 |
| Violin | 1919 | November 1996 | £279 |
| Violin | 19-- | May 1996 | £526 |
| Violin | 1950 | May 1996 | £489 |
| Violin | 19-- | December 1995 | £687 |
| Violin | 1920 | May 1995 | £611 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
WILKANOWSKI, Willie Born 1886 Poland, Worked circa. 1920-1940 Boston & New York USA. Active from 1895. Emigrated to the USA 1920 and worked for Oliver Ditson in Boston, and from 1938 for Gretsch in New York. Said to have made 5,000 violins, 100 violas, and 30 guitars. Cremonese and personal models. Own amber-oil varnish. Later examples have the purfling worked into a ‘W’ at the back button.
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