Frantisek Xaver Drozen
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£3,066
Type | Details | Sold | Price |
---|---|---|---|
Violin | 36.0 cm Turnov, 1930 | Thu 10th November 2011 | £1,729 |
Violin | 35.9 cm 1930 | Thu 5th May 2011 | £1,675 |
Violin | 35.8 cm Turnov, 1955 | Wed 23rd February 2011 | £1,410 |
Violin | 35.8 cm Prague, 1933 | Fri 19th May 2006 | £2,453 |
Violin | 35.7 cm Turnov, 1959 | Fri 19th May 2006 | £3,066 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
DROZEN, Frantisek Xavier Born 1898 Tatobit (Tatobity), died 1972 Turnov Czech Republic. Pupil of J. B. Vavra and B. Lantner in Prague. Established in Turnov from 1925. Very fine work on Stradivari, Guarneri, and Stainer models. Orange-brown or red varnish on good gold-coloured ground. One of his instruments used by Jan Kubelik. Branded internally: ‘F. X. Drozen Turnov’. Also signed comprehensively on the interior. Printed label: F. X. Drozen / Vytvorill. P. 19.. / V Turnove
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