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Janos TOTH
TÓTH, János Born 1875 Magyarkanizsa, died 1944 Budapest Hungary. Very influential Hungarian maker. Son of a cabinet maker. Pupil of J. Braun in Szeged and Lutz in Vienna. Brief experiences in London and Paris also. Married in Debrecen and established for a short time in Szolnok, finally settled in Budapest from 1910, at 8 Kossuth Lajos Street. Widowed and remarried; his second wife Ilona Martá (above) succeeded to the business 1944. Prizes awarded in Budapest 1922 and Rome 1931. A very controversial and opinionated maker, he judged a well-made modern violin to be superior to a violin older than one hundred years. Published several instructional works: The Violin (Budapest, 1919), The proble
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Price History
| Type | Title | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.9 cm Budapest, Mid-20th C. [Workshop of] | Thu 1st April 10 | £ 1807.00 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Budapest, 1940 c. | Sun 1st March 09 | £ 1208.00 |
| Violin | Budapest, 1943 | Sat 1st October 05 | £ 2293.00 |
| Violin | Budapest, 1926 | Wed 1st June 05 | £ 3421.00 |
| Violin | Budapest,1926 op 98 | Mon 1st November 04 | £ 1323.00 |
| Violin | Budapest, 1943 | Fri 1st October 04 | £ 2386.00 |
| Violin | Budapest, 1934 | Sat 1st May 04 | £ 1544.00 |
| Violin | 1933 | Fri 1st November 02 | £ 2232.00 |
| Violin | 1938 | Fri 1st November 96 | £ 1812.00 |
| Violin | 1924 | Tue 1st March 88 | £ 1320.00 |
| Violin | 19-- and "Teresia Toth" | Wed 1st June 83 | £ 385.00 |
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