Nicholas Darche
Auction price history
Highest auction price
£3,584
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 1844 | June 2002 | £3,584 |
| Violin | 1850 c. | February 1998 | £970 |
| Violin Bow | S/E 58 g. | March 1996 | £632 |
| Violin | 1855 1/2 Size | November 1992 | £770 |
| Violin | 1842 | September 1991 | £1,760 |
| Viola Bow | S/E 64 g. | June 1987 | £396 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
DARCHE, Nicolas Born 1815, died 1873 Mirecourt France. Brother of Joseph and Charles François Darche, above. Trained in Mirecourt, employed by N. F. Vuillaume in Brussels. Established at Aix-La-Chapelle 1841. Early work consists of conscientious copies of classical models with finely textured varnish, but declined in later years (c.1860) to a rather hurried commercial output, varnishing ready-made Mirecourt work with a fairly thin spirit concoction. Exhibited at Frankfurt 1842. N. Darche luthier / à Aix la Chapelle / 1846. Copie de / Jiovani Paolo Magini / Brescia 1715.
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