Ernst Reinhold SCHMIDT

Highest auction price achieved
£ 2734.00

By Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

Schüler von Jul. Kratzschmann. Als Gehilfe arbeitete er bei O. Bausch Emde, H. Hammig und von 1874—1877 bei Riechers. Im September 1880 gründete er die Fabrik E. R. Schmidt & Co., die sich sehr ausdehnte, und stand ihr bis 1902 vor. Ausser nach allen gangbaren Modellen arbeitete er auch nach einem eigenen Viola-Modell, bei dem er die Tonfülle der sog. Ritterbratschen zu erreichen suchte, ohne deren übermässige Mensur nachahmen zu müssen. Der untere Theil war sehr breit und vor lief in stumpfe Ecken; der obere Theil war ganz abgerundet. Er verwendete Öl- und Spirituslack; die Zettel trugen den Namen der Firma.

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.9 cm 1880 c. Thu 1st December 11 £ 42.00
Cello Bow 75.8 cm Markneukirchen, 1935 c. [Workshop of] Sun 1st May 11 £ 2308.00
Violin 35.5 cm Markneukirchen, 1910 c. Sun 1st May 11 £ 1420.00
Violin 35.9 cm Saxony, 1910 c. Fri 1st April 11 £ 638.00
Violin 35.9 cm Markneukirchen, 1927 Fri 1st April 11 £ 750.00
Violin 35.4 cm Saxony, 1910 c. [Probably by] Fri 1st April 11 £ 300.00
Violin 35.8 cm Markneukirchen, 1930 c. [Workshop of] Thu 1st July 10 £ 1769.00
Violin 36.0 cm 1900 c. Tue 1st June 10 £ 420.00
Violin 35.9 cm Mon 1st March 10 £ 920.00
Violin 35.2 cm Markneukirchen, 1890 c. [Workshop of] Mon 1st June 09 £ 923.00
Violin 35.7 cm Sun 1st March 09 £ 460.00
Cello 76.2 cm 1905 c. [Workshop of] Sun 1st March 09 £ 2734.00
Violin 36.0 cm 1900 c. Sun 1st June 08 £ 296.00
Violin 36.1 cm Sun 1st July 07 £ 238.00
Violin 36.3 cm Markneukirchen, 1900 c. Fri 1st September 06 £ 360.00
Violin 36.1 cm Sat 1st July 06 £ 265.00
Violin 1920 c. Sat 1st October 05 £ 335.00
Violin Mittenwald, 1890 c. Sun 1st May 05 £ 437.00
Violin Markneukirchen, 1910 c. Tue 1st February 05 £ 1804.00
Cello Sat 1st May 04 £ 663.00
Violin 1890 Sun 1st September 02 £ 690.00
Violin 1908 Thu 1st November 01 £ 1356.00
Violin 1890 Fri 1st May 98 £ 1270.00
Violin 19-- Fri 1st May 98 £ 706.00
Violin 1890 c. Sun 1st February 98 £ 506.00
Violin 1920 c. Sun 1st February 98 £ 230.00
Violin 19-- Thu 1st May 97 £ 130.00
Violin 1900 c. Sat 1st February 97 £ 260.00
Violin 1890 Thu 1st June 95 £ 230.00
Violin 1890 Mon 1st May 95 £ 207.00
Cello 1900 c. Thu 1st December 94 £ 437.00
Violin Bow S/E 57 g. Tue 1st November 94 £ 243.00
Violin 1890 c. Tue 1st March 94 £ 345.00
Violin 1900 c. Tue 1st February 94 £ 345.00
Violin 1928 Mon 1st November 93 £ 1784.00
Violin 1900 c. Thu 1st April 93 £ 308.00
Violin 1900 c. Mon 1st February 93 £ 572.00
Violin 19-- Sun 1st November 92 £ 270.00
Violin 1900 c. Fri 1st November 91 £ 770.00
Violin 19-- Mon 1st April 91 £ 550.00
Violin 1880 c. Mon 1st October 90 £ 352.00
Violin 1900 c. Fri 1st June 90 £ 187.00
Viola 39.2 cm 1900 c. Fri 1st June 90 £ 770.00
Violin 19-- Thu 1st March 90 £ 935.00
Cello 1900 c. Thu 1st June 89 £ 1430.00
Violin 1880 c. 3/4 Size Sun 1st May 88 £ 198.00
Viola 38.4 cm 1900 c. Thu 1st January 87 £ 352.00

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