Breton
Mirecourt
BRETON Name used in many French factory made student instruments. Branded inside and on exterior of back: ‘Breton Paris’ — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 36.1 cm | — | January 2011 | £420 |
| Violin | 29.9 cm 1/2 size | — | January 2010 | £360 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm 1900 c. | — | January 2010 | £516 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm | — | January 2008 | £698 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. | — | January 2008 | £139 |
| Cello | 68.1 cm 1/2 Size | — | January 2006 | £630 |
| Violin | 33.1 cm 3/4 Size | — | January 2006 | £232 |
| Violin | 1831 | — | January 2005 | £161 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1824 | — | January 2005 | £1,105 |
| Violin | 3/4 Size | — | January 2005 | £917 |
| Viola | 38.3 cm 1830 c. | — | January 1999 | £345 |
| Violin | 18-- 1/2 Size | — | January 1998 | £460 |
| Viola | 40.0 cm | — | January 1997 | £2,300 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm | — | January 1997 | £920 |
| Viola | 40.0 cm 18-- | — | January 1996 | £1,380 |
| Viola | 40.2 cm | — | January 1996 | £1,495 |
| Violin | 1/2 Size | — | January 1994 | £462 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm 1892 | — | January 1993 | £1,610 |
| Viola | 41.0 cm 1910 c. | — | January 1993 | £1,980 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm 1910 c. | — | January 1993 | £1,650 |
| Viola | 38.1 cm 1900 c. | — | January 1992 | £825 |
| Violin | 1890 c. 3/4 Size | — | January 1990 | £286 |
| Viola | 40.0 cm 1870 c. | — | January 1989 | £1,045 |
| Viola | 38.4 cm 1850 c. | — | January 1989 | £726 |
| Violin | 1880 c. 3/4 Size | — | January 1988 | £462 |
| Viola | 41.0 cm 1890 c. | — | January 1988 | £1,430 |
| Violin | 1870 c. 3/4 Size | — | January 1988 | £420 |
| Violin | 1870 c. 1/2 Size | — | January 1988 | £340 |
| Viola | 40.2 cm 1900 c. | — | January 1987 | £865 |
| Violin | 1880 c. 3/4 Size | — | January 1987 | £352 |
| Violin | 1900 c. 3/4 Size | — | January 1987 | £528 |
| Violin | 1900 c. 5/8 Size | — | January 1987 | £528 |
| Viola | 38.3 cm 1860 c. | — | January 1987 | £605 |
| Violin | 1900 c. 3/4 Size | — | January 1987 | £462 |
| Violin | 1900 c. 3/4 Size | — | January 1987 | £396 |
| Cello | 18-- | — | January 1986 | £1,296 |
| Violin | 1800-20 3/4 Size | — | January 1981 | £489 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
BRETON Name used in many French factory made student instruments. Branded inside and on exterior of back: ‘Breton Paris’
Cecie Stainer+
b. 1780, at Mirecourt, where he worked from 1812 to 1830, the year of his death; was there a contemporary of the eldest Nicolas. His violins are carefully made, of a good pattern, slightly arched, the purging neat, the varnish yellow, slightly tinged with red, his monogram branded on the neck. They are not rare, but though of no great value, are often imitated.
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