Karl Hofner

Highest auction price achieved
£ 1796.00

By John Dilworth

HÖFNER, Karl Born 1864 Luby (Schönbach) Czech Republic, died 1955 Bubenreuth Germany. Active from 1888. Removed to Bubenreuth after the Second World War c.1945. Established with his brothers Joseph and Walter. Commercial violins in various grades, from hand-made ‘Master Violins’ to machine prepared ‘Orchestra’ and ‘Concert’ instruments. All reasonably accurate facsimiles of Stradivari and other classical models. Also bows of equivalent grades. Karl Hofner / Schönbach. Bohemia Antonius Stradiuarius Cremonensis / Faciebat Anno 1713. A S / Made in Czechoslovakia Joseph Guarnerius fecit / Cremonae anno 1751. I H S / Made in Czechoslovakia

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 1925 Mon 1st April 85 £ 396.00
Violin 35.9 cm Schombach, Bohemia Sat 1st October 11 £ 667.00
Violin 36.0 cm Schoenbach, 1927 Tue 1st December 09 £ 1104.00
Violin 36.2 cm 1890 c. Sat 1st November 08 £ 1440.00
Viola 40.8 cm Bubinreuth, 1964 Fri 1st August 08 £ 282.00
Violin 36.0 cm Schoenbach, 1927 Thu 1st May 08 £ 1796.00
Violin 1924 Wed 1st September 99 £ 575.00
Viola 36.0 cm 1963 Sat 1st May 99 £ 88.00
Cello Wed 1st July 98 £ 575.00
Violin 1963 Fri 1st March 96 £ 690.00
Violin 1939 Mon 1st March 93 £ 825.00
Violin 1910 c. Tue 1st September 92 £ 770.00
Violin 1920 c. Wed 1st April 92 £ 935.00
Violin 1928 Fri 1st November 91 £ 572.00
Violin 1928 Thu 1st June 89 £ 278.00
Violin 1958 Thu 1st June 89 £ 770.00

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