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Ludwig Aschauer

Auction price history

Highest auction price

£2,926

Type Details Sold Price
Viola 42 cm Mittenwald, 1969 Tue 1st November 2011 £2,400
Violin 35.6 cm Mittenwald, 1950 Wed 1st December 2010 £988
Violin 35.9 cm Mittenwald, 1963 Thu 1st April 2010 £493
Violin 35.5 cm Mittenwald, 1955 Sat 1st November 2008 £1,796
Violin 35.5 cm Mittenwald, 1950 Unvarnished Sat 1st July 2006 £265
Cello Mittenwald, 1925 Sun 1st May 2005 £2,422
Viola 42.2 cm 1952 Tue 1st May 2001 £2,926
Violin 1963 Tue 1st May 2001 £1,315
Viola 40.4 cm 1958 Sat 1st July 2000 £1,560
Violin 1970 Thu 1st November 1990 £770
Viola 41.0 cm 1966 Tue 1st November 1988 £660
Biographies

John Dilworth

ASCHAUER, Ludwig Born 1919 Stuttgart Germany, Worked from 1959 Salt Lake City & San Francisco USA. Son of Leo Aschauer, above. Worked in Markneukirchen and Graz before moving to Mittenwald in 1949. Emigrated to the USA 1959, working for one year in Salt Lake City for Pearce, for whom he had previously made unvarnished instruments in Germany. Subsequently went to Hans Weisshaar in San Francisco. Prolific maker. Antiqued finish on classical models. Branded internally: ‘LA’ [Wenberg]

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