Lot number 2919 - Auction 160
QUARTETT VIOLA

LUDWIG HÖFER 1899 - after 1974 VIOLA Cologne, 1940 Two-piece spruce top and maple back, brownish-orange varnish; includes case. 4/4 size viola; total length 64 cm, body length 38 cm. Viola label: "Ludwig Höfer, Fecit Coloniae Anno 1940". Ludwig Höfer (1899-after 1974) ran a renowned violin-making workshop in Cologne-Nippes and crafted high-quality string instruments based on classical models. Min. bumped Literature: Cf. Höfer: *Die Geige - Kunstgeigenbau Werkstätte Ludwig Höfer, Köln Nippes* (catalog). Expertise: Original invoice from August 1942 included; certificate of authenticity from Ludwig Höfer (Cologne-Nippes), 1942. Provenance: Private collection in the Rhineland (purchased directly from the maker, Höfer).