Auction 2023-1
Historical Musical Instruments as well as Art and Antiques - The Collection of Prof. Dr. Rudolf Ewerhart (1928-2022)
By Galerie Moenius Germany
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Mar 18, 2023
Burghaus Wassenach Kirchstrasse 1 56653 Wassenach, Germany
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The collection of Prof. Dr. Rudolph Ewerhart (1928-2022).
Since 1982 Rudolf Ewerhart lived with his wife Helene in the late baroque Burghaus Wassenach near the Laacher See, the aristocratic residence of the Knights of Kolb built from 1772-1775. Parallel to the extensive renovation
In 1996 he organized exclusive concerts in the “Music in the Burghaus Wassenach” series in the hall of the mansion, at which newly acquired or freshly restored instruments from the collection in the were the focus.
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LOT 30:
BOHEMIAN HOOK HARP CIRCA 1810
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Sold for: €5,500
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BOHEMIAN HOOK HARP CIRCA 1810
This Bohemian hooked harp from around 1810 has initials „J“ [or „S“?] and „P“ on the upper end of the soundboard. According to Prof. Dr. Rudolf Ewerhart, this harp is attributed to Severin Pfalz. The harp has six sun-shaped rosettes framed by a floral painting on the spruce top.
The instrument is gilded at the top above the tapped neck and stands on two spines. The stringing (six copper wound nylon strings and oiled gut strings) was renewed in 2017, a corresponding stringing table is available. The instrument is playable in its current condition.
In the Munich City Museum there is a comparative instrument: Inv. No. 41-266.
The hooked harp has 39 notes: diatonic, Eb-ab 3.
Dimensions: Height 144cm, width: 66cm.
Hooked harps were mainly played by itinerant musicians in northern Bohemia and Germany. An essential feature of these instruments were the resonance holes in the top and the closed back. W.A. Mozart met the Czech itinerant harpist Josef Haisler in Prague in 1787. Mozart was so enthusiastic about Haisler's playing that he spontaneously composed a piece for him.
