Willie WILKANOWSKI

Highest auction price achieved
£ 1208.00

By John Dilworth

WILKANOWSKI, Willie Born 1886 Poland, Worked circa. 1920-1940 Boston & New York USA. Active from 1895. Emigrated to the USA 1920 and worked for Oliver Ditson in Boston, and from 1938 for Gretsch in New York. Said to have made 5,000 violins, 100 violas, and 30 guitars. Cremonese and personal models. Own amber-oil varnish. Later examples have the purfling worked into a ‘W’ at the back button.

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.5 cm Brooklyn, c. 1931 [Made for] Thu 1st December 11 £ 774.00
Violin 36.0 cm New York, 1943 Tue 1st November 11 £ 443.00
Violin 35.9 cm Brooklyn, 1920 c. Wed 1st December 10 £ 760.00
Violin 36.3 cm 1920 c. [Probably by] Thu 1st July 10 £ 769.00
Violin 35.9 cm Brooklyn, 1930 c. Mon 1st February 10 £ 924.00
Violin 36.3 cm Brooklyn, 1946 n°202 Tue 1st December 09 £ 478.00
Violin 35.8 cm Brooklyn, 1941 n°206 Tue 1st December 09 £ 625.00
Violin 36.3 cm Brooklyn, 1946 n°202 Mon 1st June 09 £ 604.00
Violin 35.7 cm 1950 Sun 1st March 09 £ 546.00
Violin 36.1 cm New York, 1943 c. n°206 Sun 1st March 09 £ 758.00
Violin 36.0 cm Brooklyn, 1930 c. Sun 1st February 09 £ 450.00
Violin 36.0 cm Brooklyn, 1946 Sun 1st February 09 £ 450.00
Violin 36.1 cm Brooklyn, NY Mon 1st December 08 £ 454.00
Violin 35.7 cm Brooklyn, 1925 c. Wed 1st October 08 £ 487.00
Viola 42.2 cm New York, 1945 Mon 1st October 07 £ 806.00
Violin 35.5 cm New York, 1930 c. Mon 1st October 07 £ 633.00
Violin 36.1 cm Brooklyn, 1938 Sun 1st July 07 £ 729.00
Violin 36.2 cm Brooklyn, 1937 Thu 1st February 07 £ 1002.00
Violin 36.1 cm Brooklyn, 1938 Sat 1st July 06 £ 812.00
Violin 36.2 cm Brooklyn, 1944 Wed 1st February 06 £ 497.00
Violin 36.1 cm Brooklyn, 1943 Wed 1st February 06 £ 861.00
Violin 1918 Sat 1st October 05 £ 603.00
Violin 1938 Sun 1st May 05 £ 499.00
Violin Brooklyn, 1930 c. Tue 1st February 05 £ 525.00
Violin Brooklyn, 1948 Fri 1st October 04 £ 700.00
Violin Brooklyn, 1919 Sat 1st May 04 £ 611.00
Violin New York Sat 1st May 04 £ 611.00
Violin 1948 Sat 1st June 02 £ 1208.00
Violin 1936 Mon 1st May 00 £ 672.00
Violin 1930 c. Mon 1st May 00 £ 382.00
Violin 19-- Sun 1st November 98 £ 312.00
Violin 1925 Sat 1st November 97 £ 442.00
Violin 1946 Sat 1st November 97 £ 323.00
Violin 1919 Fri 1st November 96 £ 279.00
Violin 19-- Wed 1st May 96 £ 526.00
Violin 1950 Wed 1st May 96 £ 489.00
Violin 19-- Fri 1st December 95 £ 687.00
Violin 1920 Mon 1st May 95 £ 611.00

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