Unknown Remy
Mirecourt, worked 1840
first name unrecorded: b. Paris, Worked circa. 1840 London UK. Born in Paris and presumed to be one of the large Remy violin making family there. Copies of classical Italian works with appropriate shades of varnish. Good work and handsome materials. Occasionally branded: ‘Remy’. — John Dilworth
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Auction Price History
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11 results
| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | 35.9 mm 2nd half 19th C. | — | January 2011 | £366 |
| Viola | 38.2 cm Mirecourt, 1840 c. | — | January 2006 | £879 |
| Violin | Mirecourt, 1820 | — | January 2005 | £1,105 |
| Viola | 38.4 cm 1850 c. | — | January 1995 | £1,150 |
| Viola | 38.1 cm 18-- | — | January 1993 | £920 |
| Viola | 38.3 cm 1840 c. | — | January 1992 | £935 |
| Violin | 18-- | — | January 1991 | £1,210 |
| Violin | 18-- | — | January 1990 | £715 |
| Violin | 18-- | — | January 1990 | £770 |
| Violin | 1840 c. | — | January 1987 | £385 |
| Violin | 1820 c. | — | January 1987 | £418 |
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
first name unrecorded: b. Paris, Worked circa. 1840 London UK. Born in Paris and presumed to be one of the large Remy violin making family there. Copies of classical Italian works with appropriate shades of varnish. Good work and handsome materials. Occasionally branded: ‘Remy’. Usually falsely labelled.
Cecie Stainer+
A French maker who left Paris to settle in London about 1840. He made on the Italian pattern; but his violins have not, it is said, gained in quality of tone with age, possibly owing to his method of artificially maturing his wood before using it.
Henri Poidras+
Somewhat clever copyist but it is to be regretted that in the making of his instruments, he has used artificial means to give them an old appearance.
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