A second-generation Dölling maker who refined the family workshop’s production.
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Current private availability
A bow by Hermann Dölling II is available.
Price on request. Detailed photographs, the complete description, condition information and the certificate from H.K. Schmidt, Dresden are provided directly to interested clients.
Available privately · Subject to prior saleCertificate: H.K. Schmidt, DresdenPrice on request
Hermann Dölling II trained with his father and worked during the period when Markneukirchen bows achieved broad international distribution. His bows preserve the family’s robust construction with a clean, regular finish.
Seen within the wider history of german school bow making, the surviving work associated with Hermann Dölling II is best understood through materials, construction, stylistic detail and comparison with authenticated examples. A brand alone is never conclusive.
Why this maker matters
A place in the history of the bow.
He carried the Dölling workshop into the twentieth century and trained the next generation.
Characteristics often studied
Regular German heads
Strong sticks
Clean frogs
Consistent workshop finish
Workshop, associations & marks
Second generation of the Dölling family
Worked in Markneukirchen
Family workshop production
Chronology assists attribution
Attribution and certification
This profile is an educational introduction. A stamp, model or single construction detail is never sufficient to establish authorship. This bow is accompanied by a certificate from H.K. Schmidt, Dresden; the certificate and complete private dossier are supplied directly to the prospective client.
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