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F. J. Wilmet

worked 1740–1746

WILMET, F. J. Worked circa. 1740-1746 Antwerp Belgium. Rarely encountered maker. One very high-arched violin in the Brussels Musical Instruments Museum. F. J. Wilmet / à Anvers, 1744 — John Dilworth
Made Violin
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Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£2,976

2 results

Type Details Auction house Sold Price
ViolinBearing the maker's label, not original German head, many table restorations, bass bar crack Lot 417—June 2019£2,976est. € 3.000-4.000
Violin1774—May 1997£1,300

Biographies

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John Dilworth+

WILMET, F. J. Worked circa. 1740-1746 Antwerp Belgium. Rarely encountered maker. One very high-arched violin in the Brussels Musical Instruments Museum. F. J. Wilmet / à Anvers, 1744

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Eine Geige der Sammlung Snoeck (jetzt in Berlin) trägt seinen Zettel (mit Cartouchen-Umrahmung). Andere Arbeiten von ihm kenne ich nicht.

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