Auguste Darte
Mirecourt, 1830–1892
Worked in Mirecourt from 1865. Pupil, son-in-law, and successor of N. F. Vuillaume. Also worked for several years for J. B. Vuillaume. Stradivari model. Scroll slightly lacking in refinement. Golden-yellow spirit varnish. — John Dilworth
Auction Price History
Highest auction price
27 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Table crack Lot 769 | Laurent | December 2024 | £2,489est. € 600-800 |
| Violin | Stentor model, bearing a vestige of an escutcheon on the rear slide, minor table crack Lot 8 | Laurent | December 2024 | £7,249est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Violin | One-piece back of faint medium broad curl, varnish of a reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 2443 | Gardiner Houlgate | December 2023 | £1,342est. £ 1,200-1,600 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label, further labelled Guarneri Lot 8 | Vichy | December 2022 | £4,927est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Small Violin | 3/4 size violin Lot 652 | Vichy | June 2021 | £1,485est. € 800-1.000 |
| Violin | Sold by Paul Blanchard in 1907, labelled Lugdunum Lot 57 | Vichy | June 2021 | £4,489est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Cello | Two-piece back, varnish of a red brown colour on a golden ground Lot 130 | Apollium | July 2020 | £16,279est. € 18.000-20.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Luthier Artistique, August Darte, Mirecourt An 1885 Lot 307 | Brompton’s | June 2020 | £1,440est. £ 1,500-2,000 |
| Violin | Violin, 1870 c. Lot 72 | Vichy | November 2019 | £5,949est. € 4.000-6.000 |
| Violin | Sold by Paul Blanchard in 1903, labelled Lugdunum Lot 305 | Vichy | November 2019 | £5,641est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin | Branded Stentor and branded A. Darte to the block Lot 313 | Vichy | June 2019 | £4,358est. € 4.000-5.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Auguste Darte Lot 120 | Tarisio | June 2018 | £4,425est. £ 3,000-5,000 |
| Violin | Violin, 1870 c. Lot 366 | Vichy | June 2018 | £4,732est. € 3.000-5.000 |
| Violin | Labelled Eugene Gand Luthier rue de Grammout a Paris, 1857 Lot 208 | Brompton’s | October 2017 | £4,200est. £ 4,000-6,000 |
| Violin | Labelled Pirot Lot 304 | Vichy | December 2016 | £3,656est. € 2.000-3.000 |
| Violin | Bearing the maker's label Lot 172 | Vichy | December 2015 | £3,408est. € 3.000-3.500 |
| Small Violin | 3/4 size violin, branded Vissenaire to the lower rib Lot 9 | Vichy | June 2014 | £968est. € 1.000-1.500 |
| Small Violin | 3/4 size violin Lot 930 | Vichy | December 2013 | £1,493est. € 1.500 |
| Violin | Labelled H. C. Silvestre Lot 372 | Vichy | June 2013 | £3,570est. € 3.000-4.000 |
| Small Violin | Small Violin, 1860 c. Lot 842 | Vichy | December 2012 | £877 |
| Violin | Stentor model, bearing the maker's brand internally Lot 303 | Vichy | December 2012 | £1,561est. € 1.500-2.000 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Mirecourt, 1870 c. Workshop of | — | December 2011 | £1,480 |
| Cello | 75.5 cm 1870-1880 Workshop of | — | December 2011 | £6,341 |
| Violin | 1850 | — | October 2002 | £5,079 |
| Violin | 1880 c. | — | November 2000 | £3,195 |
| Cello Bow | S/E 80 g. | — | November 1996 | £1,812 |
| Violin | — | November 1995 | £2,530 |
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Biographies
The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:
John Dilworth+
DARTE, Auguste Born 1830, Paris, died 1892 Mirecourt France. Worked in Mirecourt from 1865. Pupil, son-in-law, and successor of N. F. Vuillaume. Also worked for several years for J. B. Vuillaume. Stradivari model. Scroll slightly lacking in refinement. Golden-yellow spirit varnish. After 1925 the ‘Darte’ name was used by the Deblaye and Meunier company in Mirecourt and appears as a brand on their commercially produced instruments. Original instruments branded and bear a printed label: Fabrique de / A. Darte / à Mirecourt
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Schüler, Schwiegersohn und Nachfolger von Nicolas Vuillaume. Eine Zeit
lang arbeitete er als Gehülfe bei J. B. Vuillaume in Paris. Seine Geigen sind
gute Mirecourter Durchschnittswaare.
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