Matthias Hofmans III

Violin maker
(1594 – 1675)

Matthias Hofmans III is the earliest maker of the Antwerp Hofmans family whose violins survive today — a dynasty already renowned for its lutes since the early sixteenth century, before shifting into violin making around the mid-seventeenth. Working alongside his probable son and assistant, Matthias Hofmans IV, he helped bring Flemish violin making to its highest level of quality, producing work ...Read More almost certainly intended for export rather than the local market; instruments by both generations survive after some 350 years. His original labels are usually undated. Read Less

Price History

- The auction record for this maker is $38,875 in Jul 2000, for a viola.
- 18 auction price results.

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