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Francois Perain

Name: Francois Perain auction price records, Amati Instrument Archive
Creator: Amati

Mirecourt, worked 1780–1800

Hard orange-red varnish and fine materials. Branded on back: ‘françois perain’ [Henley] — John Dilworth

Worked Mirecourt

Made Viola, Violin

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Auction Price History

Highest auction price

£900

TypeDecade of saleAuction houseCurrency

4 results

Type	Details	Auction house	Sold	Price
Violin	Two-piece back of faint fine/medium curl, varnish of a light reddish brown colour on a golden ground Lot 2416	Gardiner Houlgate	March 2020	£900est. £ 800-1,200
Violin	Bearing the maker's brand, two-piece back, varnish of a golden brown colour Lot 28	Apollium	March 2019	£619est. € 800-1.200
Violin	1790	—	April 1988	£120
Viola	37.5 cm 1790 c.	—	March 1986	£495

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

PÉRAIN, François Worked circa. 1780-1800 ?Mirecourt France. Hard orange-red varnish and fine materials. Branded on back: ‘françois perain’ [Henley]

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