Charles Claude Francois Darche
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£6,512
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viola | 40.0 cm Brussels, 1867 | October 2008 | £5,850 |
| Violin | Brussels, 1870 c. | November 2005 | £3,790 |
| Violin | Brussels, 1861 [Workshop] | December 2004 | £6,512 |
| Violin | 1849 | May 2000 | £2,677 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
DARCHE, Charles Claude François Born 1821 Mirecourt France, died 1874 Brussels Belgium. Pupil of N. F. Vuillaume in Brussels. Established his own shop there in 1845. Stradivari model, high quality work, but often blamed for deleterious wood treatments used to age the materials artificially. Thin hard varnish of poor quality. Entered a quartet at Munich Exhibition 1854. Highly regarded restorer who worked extensively on the Andrea Amati cello from the ‘Charles IX’ set. Fait par C. F. Darche / Luthier Bruxelles. 18.. / No.. No.. / Carolus Claudius Darche / fecit Bruxellis anno Domini, 18..
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