Emile Mennesson
Highest auction price
£8,740
Auction price history
| Type | Details | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Mon 11th May 2015 | £2,250 | |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Reims, 1876 n°484 | Thu 1st December 2011 | £5,495 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Reims, 1877 n°578 | Wed 1st June 2011 | £2,755 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Reims, 1885 n°1708 | Wed 1st June 2011 | £4,188 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Reims, 1895 n°2775 | Wed 1st June 2011 | £3,306 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Reims, 1877 n°864 [Worskhop of] | Wed 1st June 2011 | £1,433 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Reims, 1886 | Sun 1st May 2011 | £8,740 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Reims, 1879 n°10553 (soundpost crack) | Wed 1st December 2010 | £1,657 |
| Violin | 36.1 cm France, 1878 | Wed 1st December 2010 | £1,080 |
| Violin | 35.5 cm Reims, 1893 (soundpost crack) [Workshop of] | Wed 1st December 2010 | £1,036 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Reims, 1875 n°694 [Workshop of] | Tue 1st June 2010 | £3,935 |
| Violin | 35.4 cm Reims, 1880 | Thu 1st April 2010 | £6,164 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Reims, 1885 near mint condition | Mon 1st March 2010 | £3,360 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Reims, 1880 c. | Tue 1st December 2009 | £2,285 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm | Tue 1st December 2009 | £2,176 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, late 19th C. sold by "Emile Menesson" | Mon 1st June 2009 | £363 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Mirecourt, 1890 c. [Workshop of] | Sun 1st March 2009 | £1,755 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Reims, 1899 #2538 | Mon 1st December 2008 | £4,095 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Reims en 1878 (breaks on table) [Workshop of] | Mon 1st December 2008 | £1,536 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Reims, 1889 n°2163 | Mon 1st December 2008 | £4,300 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Reims, 1880 c. | Sun 1st June 2008 | £2,878 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Reims, 1890 c. (restored soundpost crack) | Sun 1st June 2008 | £2,600 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Reims, 1887 (restored head & sound post crack)) | Sat 1st December 2007 | £2,723 |
| Violin | 35.6 cm Reims, 1875 | Mon 1st October 2007 | £2,285 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Rheims, 1880 c. | Fri 1st June 2007 | £1,443 |
| Violin | 35.8 cm Paris, 1886 | Tue 1st May 2007 | £3,168 |
| Violin | 35.7 cm Reims, 1878, n°1460 (restored soundpost crack) | Fri 1st December 2006 | £3,995 |
| Violin | 35.9 cm Reims, 1881, n°1553 | Thu 1st June 2006 | £2,428 |
| Violin | 33.7 cm 3/4 Size [Workshop of] | Wed 1st February 2006 | £1,060 |
| Violin | Rheims, 1876 #306 | Thu 1st December 2005 | £878 |
| Violin | Reims, 1886 | Tue 1st November 2005 | £2,160 |
| Violin | Reims, 1893 #2605 | Tue 1st November 2005 | £1,737 |
| Violin | Reims, 1888 #1950 | Wed 1st December 2004 | £1,140 |
| Violin | 1898 | Tue 1st June 2004 | £1,346 |
| Violin | [Probably by] | Sat 1st May 2004 | £3,056 |
| Violin | 1874 | Mon 1st December 2003 | £2,391 |
| Violin | 1877 | Mon 1st December 2003 | £2,309 |
| Violin | 1903 | Sun 1st June 2003 | £3,000 |
| Violin | 1879 | Sun 1st June 2003 | £2,500 |
| Violin | 1888 | Thu 1st May 2003 | £3,680 |
| Cello | 1877 | Fri 1st June 2001 | £8,400 |
| Violin | 1898 | Fri 1st June 2001 | £2,723 |
| Violin | 1877 | Tue 1st May 2001 | £2,300 |
| Violin | 1878 | Wed 1st November 2000 | £2,640 |
| Violin | 1888 | Thu 1st June 2000 | £1,958 |
| Violin | 1887 | Fri 1st May 1998 | £1,265 |
| Violin | 1887 | Tue 1st July 1997 | £1,610 |
| Violin | 1884 | Sat 1st March 1997 | £2,530 |
| Violin | 1877 | Sat 1st March 1997 | £1,840 |
| Violin | 1878 | Sat 1st March 1997 | £1,208 |
| Violin | 1886 | Fri 1st March 1996 | £2,990 |
| Violin | 1878 | Thu 1st June 1995 | £3,105 |
| Violin | 1878 | Wed 1st March 1995 | £2,990 |
| Violin | 1883 | Sat 1st October 1994 | £1,725 |
| Violin | 1884 | Tue 1st March 1994 | £3,450 |
| Violin | 1876 | Tue 1st March 1994 | £1,760 |
| Violin | 1876 | Mon 1st November 1993 | £2,185 |
| Violin | 1870 | Tue 1st June 1993 | £1,320 |
| Violin | 1889 | Sun 1st November 1992 | £3,960 |
| Violin | 1878 | Sun 1st November 1992 | £2,804 |
| Violin | 1904 | Wed 1st July 1992 | £1,870 |
| Violin | 1870 | Sat 1st July 1989 | £396 |
| Violin Bow | S/E | Mon 1st May 1989 | £132 |
| Cello | 1886 | Tue 1st March 1988 | £4,400 |
| Cello | 1886 | Sat 1st March 1986 | £2,808 |
Biographies
John Dilworth
MENNESSON, Emile Born 1842, died 1920 Rheims France. Worked in Paris before employment with Martin and Joseph Guarini in Mirecourt where he later established his own extensive workshop 1876-1881, taking over the business of Guarini and using the name as a professional trade mark in good quality commercial instruments. Highly successful. Over 3,000 violins, violas, and cellos made with the Guarini label. Mostly modelled on Stradivari forms, the violins based on the 1716 Stradivari ‘Messie’ violin. Red or yellow-red varnish. Awarded medals and citations at various exhibitions. E. M. Joseph Guarini fecit (A) / Anno 1881. No. 1565 / Emile Mennesson, à Reims (Marne)/ Seul concessionare pour la France et l’étranger / Déposé Emile Mennesson dit Guarini / E.M. Luthier à Ste. Cécile à Reims / 2 Médailles d’or Décoration de l’Ordre Royal / du Christ de Portugal / Année 1886 No. 1903
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