Franz Georg ROST

Highest auction price achieved
£ 3520.00

By John Dilworth

ROST, Franz Georg Born 1869 Jöhstadt Germany, d.c.1960 London UK. Apprenticed to August Voigt in Markneukirchen 1883-1886. Worked for Paulus in Leipzig, Hammig in Dresden, Louis Otto in Düsseldorf, Laumann in Budapest, and Zimmermann in Leipzig. Established own workshop in London 1903-1922, before moving to New York to work for Wurlitzer 1923-1928, living in Astoria, Long Island. Returned to London in 1928, working in Lexington Street. Stradivari and Guarneri models. Fine workmanship. Orange to dark red soft oil varnish of his own making. Manuscript labels: Franz Georg Rost / 13 Amery Row, Brook St. / No. 6. London W. 1904 Franz Georg Rost / 238 Goldhawk Rd. Shepherd's Bush, London, W. / 19

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.7 cm Dusseldorf, 1896 Fri 1st October 10 £ 2185.00
Violin 1923 Mon 1st March 93 £ 1100.00
Violin 1913 Fri 1st June 90 £ 1320.00
Viola 42.2 cm 1938 Fri 1st June 90 £ 3520.00
Viola 42.2 cm 1938 Fri 1st September 89 £ 1980.00
Violin 1953 Tue 1st November 88 £ 440.00
Violin 1930 Sun 1st November 87 £ 1650.00
Viola 41.9 cm 1937 Mon 1st December 86 £ 1650.00
Violin 1934 Tue 1st October 85 £ 1265.00
Violin 1902 Wed 1st May 85 £ 989.00
Violin 1902-3 Fri 1st October 82 £ 968.00

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