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 | — | September 2011 | £420 |
| Violin | 29.9 cm 1/2 size | — | December 2010 | £360 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm 1900 c. | — | June 2010 | £516 |
| Violin | 36.3 cm | — | November 2008 | £698 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Mirecourt, 20th C. | — | June 2008 | £139 |
| Cello | 68.1 cm 1/2 Size | — | February 2006 | £630 |
| Violin | 33.1 cm 3/4 Size | — | February 2006 | £232 |
| Violin | 1831 | — | November 2005 | £161 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1824 | — | November 2005 | £1,105 |
| Violin | 3/4 Size | — | October 2005 | £917 |
| Viola | 38.3 cm 1830 c. | — | March 1999 | £345 |
| Violin | 18-- 1/2 Size | — | November 1998 | £460 |
| Viola | 40.0 cm | — | March 1997 | £2,300 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm | — | March 1997 | £920 |
| Viola | 40.0 cm 18-- | — | November 1996 | £1,380 |
| Viola | 40.2 cm | — | March 1996 | £1,495 |
| Violin | 1/2 Size | — | May 1994 | £462 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm 1892 | — | October 1993 | £1,610 |
| Viola | 41.0 cm 1910 c. | — | March 1993 | £1,980 |
| Viola | 40.8 cm 1910 c. | — | March 1993 | £1,650 |
| Viola | 38.1 cm 1900 c. | — | June 1992 | £825 |
| Violin | 1890 c. 3/4 Size | — | June 1990 | £286 |
| Viola | 40.0 cm 1870 c. | — | May 1989 | £1,045 |
| Viola | 38.4 cm 1850 c. | — | March 1989 | £726 |
| Violin | 1880 c. 3/4 Size | — | November 1988 | £462 |
| Viola | 41.0 cm 1890 c. | — | June 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. | — | December 1987 | £865 |
| Violin | 1880 c. 3/4 Size | — | December 1987 | £352 |
| Violin | 1900 c. 3/4 Size | — | October 1987 | £528 |
| Violin | 1900 c. 5/8 Size | — | October 1987 | £528 |
| Viola | 38.3 cm 1860 c. | — | September 1987 | £605 |
| Violin | 1900 c. 3/4 Size | — | September 1987 | £462 |
| Violin | 1900 c. 3/4 Size | — | March 1987 | £396 |
| Cello | 18-- | — | March 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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