b.1696, d.1775, Mittenwald. Son, pupil and successor of Matthias Klotz. Sebastian worked in the family home in Herrenglasse, taking ownership in 1728. Father of three violin makers; Georg Karl, Aegidius and Joseph Thomas. He also taught four apprentices, Anton, Andreas and Johann Augustin Gasler(Gassler), and Johann Georg Psenner (II). Sebastian was one of the finest makers of the family, with a very sophisticated style midway between Amati and Stainer, sometimes slightly oversized. From around 1760 his production declined into more routine work, probably executed in the main by his sons and pupils. His original labels are comparatively rare, and many examples are found with generic Mittenwald Amati or Stainer tickets. Sometimes inscribed ‘S.K.’ internally.
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Sebastian (I) Klotz
Highest auction price achieved
£ 15000.00
Er war ein Sohn von Math. I. Kl. aus dessen erster Ehe und wird in den Urkunden als Plectopöus bezeichnet. Vermählt war er mit Rosina Mayrin. Seine Geigen sind nach Stainer gemacht, aber etwas weniger gewölbt und denen des Math. I. weitaus vorzuziehen; auch sein Lack ist dicker und besser als der seines Vaters, von verschiedener Farbe, meistens rothbraun oder dunkelbraun, und ähnelt manchmal dem von Albani. Eine Violine von ihm aus dem Jahre 1740 besitzt Berlin aus der Sammlung Snoeck (No. 513); eine Altviola von 1734 war in der Sammlung Scheurleer.
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Price History
| Type | Title | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.2 cm Mittenwald, 1750 c. | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 2400.00 |
| Cello | 1729 | Sun 1st April 84 | £ 5720.00 |
| Viola | 38.1 cm 1736 | Thu 1st May 80 | £ 1760.00 |
| Cello | 68.2 cm 3/4 size 1750 c. [Ascribed to & probably by] | Fri 1st May 09 | £ 5823.00 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm Mittenwald 18th C. | Wed 1st April 09 | £ 3810.00 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm Mittenwald, 18th C. | Sat 1st November 08 | £ 7085.00 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm | Sat 1st November 08 | £ 3384.00 |
| Violin | 35.2 cm Mittenwald, 1753 | Sun 1st June 08 | £ 5756.00 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm | Tue 1st April 08 | £ 5714.00 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Mittenwald, 1750 c. [Probably by] | Mon 1st October 07 | £ 1598.00 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mittenwald, 1768 | Sun 1st April 07 | £ 6671.00 |
| Violin | 36.0 cm 1760 c. | Wed 1st November 06 | £ 6600.00 |
| Violin | late-18th C. [Presumably by] | Tue 1st November 05 | £ 3474.00 |
| Violin | (head later) [Ascribed to] | Sat 1st October 05 | £ 1965.00 |
| Violin | 1750 c. | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 3119.00 |
| Violin | Mittenwald, 1754 Sebastian (I.) | Sun 1st May 05 | £ 3840.00 |
| Violin | Mittenwald, 1750 c. | Fri 1st April 05 | £ 2381.00 |
| Violin | Mittenwald, 1752 Sebastian (I.) | Thu 1st July 04 | £ 5040.00 |
| Violin | 1751 | Wed 1st May 02 | £ 1261.00 |
| Violin | 1751 | Fri 1st March 02 | £ 4800.00 |
| Violin | 1750 | Sat 1st July 00 | £ 1440.00 |
| Violin | 1751 | Wed 1st March 00 | £ 2300.00 |
| Violin | 1763 | Mon 1st November 99 | £ 15000.00 |
| Violin | 1755 | Mon 1st June 98 | £ 1495.00 |
| Violin | 1767 | Fri 1st May 98 | £ 2610.00 |
| Violin | 1750 | Fri 1st March 96 | £ 8280.00 |
| Violin | 1760 | Mon 1st May 95 | £ 2336.00 |
| Violin | 17-- | Thu 1st December 94 | £ 345.00 |
| Violin | 17-- | Sat 1st October 94 | £ 1725.00 |
| Violin | 1770 | Sun 1st May 94 | £ 1929.00 |
| Violin | 1749 | Tue 1st March 94 | £ 6670.00 |
| Violin | 1774 | Thu 1st July 93 | £ 2415.00 |
| Violin | 1760 c. | Thu 1st April 93 | £ 2990.00 |
| Violin | 1730 c. | Thu 1st April 93 | £ 1207.00 |
| Violin | 1760 c. | Sun 1st March 92 | £ 1980.00 |
| Violin | 17-- | Sun 1st March 92 | £ 3300.00 |
| Viola | 37.9 cm 1736 | Sun 1st November 87 | £ 3080.00 |
| Violin | 35.3 cm Mittenwald, 1750 c. | Sat 1st October 11 | £ 6000.00 |
| Violin | 35.0 cm Mittenwald, mid-18th C. | Thu 1st October 09 | £ 7500.00 |
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