Jerome Bonaparte SQUIER
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£8,440
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Nicolas Amati made by J. Bonaparte Squier, Boston, Mass., in the year AD 1896 | March 2024 | £8,440 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm Boston, 1888 | May 2011 | £2,185 |
| Viola | 39.6 cm Boston, 1886 n°1 | April 2010 | £7,463 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Boston, 1888 | April 2010 | £3,836 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Boston #206 | October 2006 | £1,074 |
| Violin | Boston, 1893 | October 2005 | £3,682 |
| Violin | Boston, 1888 | May 2005 | £1,832 |
| Violin | Boston, 1909 | October 2004 | £498 |
| Violin | 1875 | June 2002 | £788 |
| Violin | 1890 | May 2000 | £709 |
| Violin | 1904 | May 1996 | £2,480 |
| Violin | 1896 | December 1995 | £723 |
| Violin | 1898 | May 1995 | £1,078 |
| Violin | 1894 | November 1992 | £1,438 |
| Violin | 1886 | June 1989 | £1,705 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
SQUIER, Jerome Bonaparte Born 1838 Cleveland, Ohio, Worked from 1881, died 1912 Boston, Massachusetts USA. Farmer and shoemaker. Active violin maker in Lewiston. Established in Boston 1881. Particularly interested in varnish research from 1892, resulting in his own amber-oil varnish in a full range of colours. 600 instruments made on classical Italian models. Excellent workmanship and materials. Many instruments assigned names: a celebrated set of twelve given the titles of the Apostles. One of the most influential American makers of his period.
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