Francois Breton

Highest auction price achieved
£ 3382.00

By Willibald Leo Lütgendorff

Seine Arbeit ist zwar nicht künstlerisch, aber immerhin recht sauber. Er bevorzugte ein grosses Modell und verwandte meist hellgelben Lack. Da er viele Arbeiter beschäftigte, sind seine Geigen nicht selten; man muss sich jedoch trotzdem vorsehen, denn abgesehen davon, dass seine Firma auf eine Mirecourter Fabrik überging, die noch immer seinen Zettel in ganz neue Instrumente klebt, ist er auch noch vielfach nachgeahmt worden. Es geht ihm beinahe so, wie der deutschen Familie Hopf. Sie erhob sich nicht über handwerksmässige Mittelmässigkeit und wird doch fortwährend von einer urtheilslosen Menge zum Vorbild genommen.

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 1811 Mon 1st October 84 £ 352.00
Violin 1816 Mon 1st March 82 £ 428.00
Violin 1815 Mon 1st February 82 £ 595.00
Cello 182- Sun 1st June 80 £ 1217.00
Violin 1800 c. Sat 1st March 80 £ 538.00
Viola 39.5 cm Mirecourt, 1825-1830 c. Thu 1st December 11 £ 3382.00
Violin 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1825-1830 c. Thu 1st December 11 £ 1480.00
Violin 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1830 c. Thu 1st December 11 £ 638.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. 'Breonvrevete, De Sarm' Tue 1st November 11 £ 726.00
Violin 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1830 c. Tue 1st November 11 £ 591.00
Violin 36.2 cm Mirecourt, 1822 Wed 1st June 11 £ 992.00
Violin 36.2 cm Mirecourt, 1819 Wed 1st June 11 £ 1323.00
Violin 36.0 cm 1850 c. Wed 1st December 10 £ 518.00
Violin 36.1 cm 19th C. [Workshop of] Tue 1st December 09 £ 883.00
Violin 36.3 cm Mirecourt, 1830 c. Tue 1st December 09 £ 809.00
Violin 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1830 c. Tue 1st December 09 £ 1306.00
Violin 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 1830 c. Tue 1st December 09 £ 1741.00
Violin 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1830 c. Tue 1st December 09 £ 1632.00
Violin 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1816 Thu 1st October 09 £ 2781.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1820 c. Thu 1st October 09 £ 720.00
Violin 36.4 cm Mirecourt, 1830 c. Mon 1st June 09 £ 259.00
Viola 38.2 cm Mirecourt, 1830 c. Mon 1st December 08 £ 1536.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1830 c. Sun 1st June 08 £ 1393.00
Violin 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1820 c. Sun 1st June 08 £ 2135.00
Violin 36.4 cm Mirecourt, 1840 c. Sun 1st June 08 £ 557.00
Violin 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 1840 c. Thu 1st May 08 £ 1646.00
Violin 36.4 cm Mirecourt, 1830 c. Sat 1st December 07 £ 767.00
Violin 35.9 cm Mirecourt, 1850 c. Sat 1st December 07 £ 426.00
Violin 35.8 cm 1820 c. Sun 1st July 07 £ 2160.00
Violin 36.1 cm Mirecourt, 1840 c. Fri 1st June 07 £ 882.00
Violin 36.2 cm Mirecourt, 1811 Sun 1st October 06 £ 1103.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1820 Thu 1st December 05 £ 1197.00
Viola 39.5 cm Mirecourt, 1820 Tue 1st November 05 £ 1579.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1836 Wed 1st June 05 £ 554.00
Violin Mirecourt Tue 1st February 05 £ 492.00
Violin 3/4 Size Fri 1st October 04 £ 350.00
Violin 1860 c. [Workshop] Fri 1st October 04 £ 954.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1840 c. Tue 1st June 04 £ 118.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1916 Sun 1st February 04 £ 1344.00
Violin 1840 Mon 1st December 03 £ 1072.00
Violin 1840 Sat 1st June 02 £ 864.00
Violin 1830 Sat 1st June 02 £ 785.00
Violin 1820 Sat 1st June 02 £ 1021.00
Violin 1830 Thu 1st June 00 £ 381.00
Violin 1821 Thu 1st June 00 £ 437.00
Violin 1840 c. Wed 1st January 92 £ 462.00
Violin 18-- Thu 1st November 90 £ 880.00
Violin 1892 Sat 1st September 90 £ 308.00
Violin 1830 c. Sat 1st September 90 £ 278.00
Violin 1830 Sat 1st November 86 £ 528.00
Violin 35.9 cm Paris, 1780 c. Thu 1st March 07 £ 1150.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1800 c. Mon 1st December 08 £ 354.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1800 c. Fri 1st June 07 £ 1122.00
Violin 36.0 cm Mirecourt, 1770 Mon 1st May 06 £ 1993.00
Violin Mirecourt, 1840 c. Wed 1st December 04 £ 814.00
Violin 1830 c. Sun 1st June 03 £ 826.00
Violin 1830 Sun 1st June 03 £ 1156.00
Violin 1790 c. Fri 1st March 91 £ 1100.00
Violin 1790 c. Fri 1st December 89 £ 220.00
Violin 1780 c. Sat 1st November 86 £ 308.00

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