514. THOMAS RAUCH (1704-AFTER 1750). VIOLIN. CIRCA 1780

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Start price 500€

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Lot description

Varnished fir wood.
Dents and scratches due to use and antiquity.
The tailpiece and the chin rest are from a later date, probably from the 20th century.
Label inside indicating the luthier and city of the workshop (Breslau) and a partially illegible date, 178(?).
Period bow with bone and mother-of-pearl applications.
With case, probably from the late 19th century.
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Cataloguing note:
Thomas Rauch comes from an important saga of luthiers specialised mainly in violins, violas and violas d'amore. His teachers were his father Sebastian Rauch, and Thomas Edlinger. There is not much information about his life, but it is known that during the mid 18th century he was active in Prague, and later moved to Prussian Silesia (present-day Poland), in the city of Breslau. His instruments are characterised by a very deep timbre, well-treated wood, and genuinely high bows.
Pieces by this craftsman can be found in public collections, one of them a viola d'amore in the Wit Museum in Leipzig.

514. THOMAS RAUCH (1704-AFTER 1750). VIOLIN. CIRCA 1780

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