William Arthur Beare
London, Watford, 1910–2000
2000 St Margaret’s Bay, Kent UK. Son of Arthur Beare, above. Trained in Mirecourt with Marc Laberte and rejoined the family business in 1929. Took over in 1945 at the death of his father, and became chairman and managing director in 1954. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled William Beare, maker London, 1928, No. 10 Lot 43 | Ingles & Hayday | October 2023 | £9,000est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | Berini violin, labelled and dated 1918 Lot 1080 | Gardiner Houlgate | September 2015 | £120est. £ 100-150 |
| Violin | Labelled William Beare, Maker, London, 1930, No. 16 Lot 184 | Tarisio | May 2015 | £2,998est. $ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Labelled William Beare, Maker, London. 1937, No. 22 Lot 163 | Tarisio | March 2015 | £3,600est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm London, 1930 | — | January 2008 | £5,061 |
| Violin | London, 1930 | — | January 2004 | £2,530 |
| Violin | 1933 | — | January 1984 | £1,871 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
BEARE, William Arthur Born 1910 Streatham, d.2000 St Margaret’s Bay, Kent UK. Son of Arthur Beare, above. Trained in Mirecourt with Marc Laberte and rejoined the family business in 1929. Took over in 1945 at the death of his father, and became chairman and managing director in 1954. William Beare was a very skilled maker (some 30 violins extant of fine French-style workmanship) but his career was as a connoisseur and expert, and director of the firm of J. & A. Beare. Succeeded by his step-son, Charles, who trained in Mittenwald, Germany and with Rembert Wurlitzer and Simone Sacconi in New York. Charles Beare continued and increased the reputation of the company and is recognised as perhaps the leading connoisseur of the late 20th and early 21st century.
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