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Antal SCHWERER

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John Dilworth

SCHWERER, Antal Born 1855 Filipová, died 1895 Pécs Hungary. Pupil of W. J. Schunda in Budapest. Established independently there from 1877. Good Guarneri-derived model with short corners and golden orange-brown varnish. Example illustrated by Benedek has inlaid monograms on the back and decoratively carved chin to the pegbox. Manuscript label: Schwerer Antal / vonó hangsz. Készö Filipován / 1878 [Benedek]

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